FORT LAUDERDALE — A 30 day courtesy warning on new speed restrictions enacted on the Intracoastal between the Sunrise and Oakland Park boulevard bridges is expiring in early March.
Warning signage was installed in early February with the understanding that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers would allow a month for boaters to get used to the new year-round, slow speed minimum wake ruling before issuing citations.
Speed was reduced in the area — known for its heavy boat and personal watercraft traffic — after a fatal Jet Ski accident last August left a vacationing teenager dead and her sister hospitalized. City and county officials said they had long fielded complaints from area residents about speeding boaters and personal watercraft operators…