The site of a future railroad crossing at Jeffery Street, which will link U.S. 441 (SR-7) to Federal Highway (U.S. 1) through a new roadway. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
Boca Raton has officially broken ground on a $2 million project to build a railroad crossing at Jeffery Street and extend the roadway as a main east-west thoroughfare.
The new crossing means another will close, as state law allows for crossings to be spaced a minimum distance from one another. The New crossing will be located on Jeffery Street, just east of NW 2nd Avenue, where Clint Moore Street ends. It will run through a portion of North Park. The crossing at NW 28th Street, farther to the south, will be eliminated. City officials said the new crossing “will establish an important east-west connection in northeast Boca Raton, improving access and connectivity for residents, visitors, and businesses.”…