LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — This is a Crisis in the Classroom that deals with transportation to and from school, and it might surprise you. Here’s the background: We all know rush hour traffic is no joke in Palm Beach County – now a recent decision by the Florida Department of Transportation could make it a lot worse.
FDOT announced that it would cut the money it pays to maintain and operate the railway track for Amtrak passenger trains, CSX freight trains, and Tri-Rail commuter service.
That would leave Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade on the hook to pay tens of millions of dollars to keep the trains running – something Palm Beach County commissioners say they are unable to do…