Overseas Highway

All five commissioners, in a joint statement, said they could not support the changes, "especially after hearing from the public and receiving public comment throughout the week."

The new $42 million Islamorada water transmission line project is expected to be finished in 2025. Work will slow traffic on the busy Overseas Highway.

Drivers slowing down to look at nearby boaters are causing two-mile backups and frequent collisions, Florida Keys officials say. They want to create a "visual barrier" to block the view.

Monroe County commissioners chose about a dozen suggestions for improving traffic and safety on the Overseas Highway, from their new transportation master plan to send to the state Department of Transportation — including ferry service from Miami.

The Overseas Highway, U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys, is a state road but Monroe County has still come up with a plan to improve it. They want to find ways to make the essential road that ties together the Keys safer and easier to drive.

Broward Public Schools changes mask requirements for high school students as the U.S. Dept. of Education files a legal complaint against the Florida Dept. of Education for withholding funds over the county's mask mandate. Plus, students' mental health, a scandal in Jupiter local government and the dangers of driving the Overseas Highway.

Broward Public Schools changes mask requirements for high school students as the U.S. Dept. of Education files a legal complaint against the Florida Dept. of Education for withholding funds over the county's mask mandate. Plus, students' mental health, a scandal in Jupiter local government and the dangers of driving the Overseas Highway.

The Long Key Bridge, second-longest on the Overseas Highway, will be replaced by a third span, says the state Department of Transportation. It opened in 1982, replacing the viaduct built by Henry Flagler's Overseas Railway.

Every year a lighted Christmas tree appears on the old Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys — on a section that's not connected to land. WLRN spoke with a couple of the "elves" behind the annual lighting and decoration of Fred the Tree.

The Keys are facing some big bills to deal with rising seas. So the Monroe County Commission is looking — again — at an old idea to address these new challenges: putting a toll on the Overseas Highway.

Driving down the Overseas Highway is always a challenge during the busy season: the cooler months. And it's about to get even trickier, with two major…

There's one drawbridge left along the Overseas Highway, the only road connecting the Florida Keys. As of Sunday, Sept. 8, that bridge will be closed at…