FEC Railway Quiet Zone Retention
Summary
Three items locked in the city's plan for the FEC rail corridor: keeping Garfield Street open with quad gates — now at 100 percent city cost — and a $4 million five-year maintenance agreement with FEC Railway.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Up to $4 million over five years for crossing maintenance, plus roughly $300,000 for Garfield Street quad gates.
Drivers and pedestrians get safer rail crossings while the corridor stays quieter.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Commission (Regular) - Oct 21, 2026
The city will keep leading the effort to preserve the train quiet zone along the FEC corridor — meaning no routine train horns at crossings — and will pursue a city-only quiet zone if the joint effort fails.
City Commission (Regular) - Aug 26, 2026
An amended letter of agreement with Florida East Coast Railway and Brightline would modify crossing agreements for the Johnson Street and Washington Street crossings under the Broward County Sealed Corridor Project, and remove the Garfield Street crossing from the grant program.
City Commission (Regular) - Jan 21, 2026
Three items locked in the city's plan for the FEC rail corridor: keeping Garfield Street open with quad gates — now at 100 percent city cost — and a $4 million five-year maintenance agreement with FEC Railway.
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