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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tARRESTED MORAN. HE FACES A CHARGE OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. COVERING THE TREASURE COAST TODAY, THE PORT SAINT LUCIE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION AT VILLAGE AND TRADITION PARKWAY. THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THAT INTERSECTION HAS LONG BEEN A HEADACHE FOR DRIVERS. JADE JARVIS IS LIVE THERE AT THE INTERSECTION. AND JADE, YOU SPOKE TO DRIVERS IN THE AREA? YEAH THAT\u2019S RIGHT. TIFFANY. DRIVERS I SPOKE WITH SAY THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND THEY\u2019RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE THIS INTERSECTION SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT. MOTION TO APPROVE ALTERNATIVE THREE. SECOND. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. TO IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION OF VILLAGE AND TRADITION. PARKWAYS LABELED ALTERNATIVE THREE, IT LISTS A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL TURNING LANES, DEDICATED TURNING SIGNALS, NO U-TURN AND NO TURN ON RED SIGNS. IT\u2019S BEEN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, AND I KNOW THEY\u2019RE TRYING TO MAKE SOME MORE IMPROVEMENTS TO IT. THEY\u2019VE MADE A FEW ALONG THE WAY, SO ANYTHING THEY CAN DO THAT\u2019LL BE GOOD. I THINK WE SPOKE TO DRIVERS STOPPING FOR GAS AT THE WAWA, LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION. ONE OF THE ISSUES I THINK, IS, AND THEY\u2019VE FIXED SOME OF IT, IS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TURNING AND THE VOLUME, FOR ONE THING, JUST THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE. IT\u2019S UNREAL. ALTERNATIVE THREE IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE OF THE PROPOSALS. AT JUST OVER $1.5 MILLION, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED RESIDENT FEEDBACK, WHICH WAS NOTED BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHILE MAKING THEIR DECISION. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO RESIDENTS. ANYONE WHO THINKS OR SAYS THAT THE PUBLIC MEETINGS DON\u2019T MATTER OR THINGS ARE THINGS ARE ALREADY DECIDED BEFORE YOU GO TO THE PUBLIC MEETING. THAT\u2019S THAT\u2019S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. THOSE WE SPOKE TO SAY THEY\u2019RE HAPPY CHANGES ARE COMING. I MEAN, THAT\u2019S REALLY GREAT. BUT WE\u2019LL SEE. I THINK IT\u2019S FANTASTIC. I THINK IT\u2019S NEEDED. AND AND IT\u2019S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. NEXT, THE CITY WILL FINALIZE THE PROJECT FOR BIDDING AND THEN THEY HOPE TO GET CONSTRUCTION UNDERW\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Port St. Lucie city council approves Village and Tradition Pkwy. intersection improvements<\/p>\n
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\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tMonday, the Port St. Lucie City Council approved a plan to improve the intersection of Village and Tradition parkways.The traffic congestion at the intersection has long been a headache for drivers.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25\u201cIt’s a little bit chaotic, you know, a lot of traffic, a lot of wait time. But I don’t think the signals are really timed properly,\u201d Ian Skidmore, who lives in Port St. Lucie, said.\u201cThe left turn lane, the timing is too short. You just, you get there, and it’s like, boom, you know, and it’s blocked up. So, I think they need to do some better timing with the traffic lights and with sensors, possibly when that car is there, like depending on how\u2014what the heavy load is or what time of the day it is,\u201d Skidmore said.Navigating the intersection is a necessary but frustrating part of the day for many drivers in Port St. Lucie.\u201cIt’s kind of dangerous sometimes. Like, you don’t really know what other people are going to do,\u201d Jasmine Sims, who lives in Port St. Lucie, said.That\u2019s why city council approved a proposal to improve the intersection at a workshop on Monday morning.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsLabeled \u201cAlternative Three,\u201d it lists a number of improvements, including the construction of additional turning lanes, dedicated turning signals, no U-turn, and \u201cno turn on red\u201d signs.\u201cWe’ve been here seven years, and it’s needed some things done the entire time we’ve been here, but they have made some improvements, so let’s hope they make the next steps,\u201d Michelle Teschendorf, who lives in Port St. Lucie, said.It is the most expensive of the proposals at just over $1.5 million, but it also included resident feedback, which was noted by members of the council while making their decision.\u201cI just want to give a word of encouragement to residents. Anyone who thinks or says that the public meetings don\u2019t matter, or things are already decided before you go to the public meeting, that\u2019s absolutely not true,\u201d District 3 Councilman Anthony Bonna, Sr. said at Monday\u2019s workshop.Drivers said they\u2019re happy changes are on the way. \u201cI’m glad they’re finally going to do something to fix it up and do it,\u201d Teschendorf said.Next, the city will finalize the project for bidding with hopes of getting construction underway in August.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Monday, the Port St. Lucie City Council approved a plan to improve the intersection of Village and Tradition parkways.<\/p>\n The traffic congestion at the intersection has long been a headache for drivers.<\/p>\n Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt’s a little bit chaotic, you know, a lot of traffic, a lot of wait time. But I don’t think the signals are really timed properly,\u201d Ian Skidmore, who lives in Port St. Lucie, said.<\/p>\n \t\t \u201cThe left turn lane, the timing is too short. You just, you get there, and it’s like, boom, you know, and it’s blocked up. So, I think they need to do some better timing with the traffic lights and with sensors, possibly when that car is there, like depending on how\u2014what the heavy load is or what time of the day it is,\u201d Skidmore said.<\/p>\n Navigating the intersection is a necessary but frustrating part of the day for many drivers in Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s kind of dangerous sometimes. Like, you don’t really know what other people are going to do,\u201d Jasmine Sims, who lives in Port St. Lucie, said.<\/p>\n \t\t That\u2019s why city council approved a proposal to improve the intersection at a workshop on Monday morning.<\/p>\n![\"Monday,](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/88ddab0e-2c9e-4289-9677-8379c1959b5e.jpg\"\/ "\\"")
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