BROWARD COMMUTER RAIL (BCR) SOUTH

NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW

Broward County and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have developed an Environmental Assessment (EA) as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) for commuter rail service in Broward County to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA evaluates the implementation of commuter rail service on the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway corridor from the passenger station in the City of Aventura northward to the City of Fort Lauderdale, a distance of 11.5 miles. New passenger stations are proposed in the City of Hollywood, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and in South Fort Lauderdale.

The purpose of the EA is to analyze the effects of implementing the project on the physical, human, and natural environments. This is a notice that a 30-day public comment period will commence on July 19, 2024 and end on August 18, 2024 in order to take comments on the EA. All comments received during this comment period, and responses to those comments, will be incorporated into the final NEPA decision document. Comments may be submitted anytime during the comment period in one of two ways:

• Via email: BCRSouth@broward.org
• Via US mail: Broward County Transit, Capital Planning, and Project Development Attn: Broward Commuter Rail South, 1 North University Drive, Suite 3100A, Plantation, Florida 33324

All written comments must be received by 4:30 P.M. on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Comments are invited by all interested parties.

Please note that the personal information of those submitting comments, if provided, may be published in environmental documents that are publicly circulated. A member of the public may choose to exclude their personal information in their comments.

An electronic copy of the EA is available through August 18, 2024, on the project website (www.browardcommuterrailstudy.com) in plain text and pdf formats, and in hard copy format at Broward County Transit Headquarters (1 North University Drive, Suite 3100A, Plantation, Florida 33324) during normal business hours. Hard copies are also available at the FTA Region 4 Office located at 230 Peachtree Street, NW Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30303, United States.

Printed copies of the Draft EA will also be available for review during regular business hours at the following Broward County public library locations: 

• 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
• 1 Park Avenue East, Dania Beach, FL 33004
• 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, FL 33020
• 300 S Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009

The Environmental Assessment and the Appendices are available for review by visiting the Documents & Publications section of the website