Congestion, hazards, accidents behind ICW boating policy
FORT LAUDERDALE — A personal watercraft accident in August that led to the death of a 14-year-old, and the hospitalization of her sister, was just one impetus in creating a restricted boating area along Broward’s Intracoastal Waterway (ICW).
The Boating Restricted Area (BRA) is along the ICW between the Oakland Park Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard bridges. Currently, the stretch is between two existing year-round idle-speed, no-wake zones…