MIAMI (WSVN) - Miami-Dade County officials have approved a plan geared toward reducing traffic and commuting time for drivers.
The new 13-mile route, dubbed Kendall Parkway, would serve as an extension of the Dolphin Expressway. The idea behind the extension is to connect the expressway to South Miami-Dade and reduce traffic congestion.
Miami-Dade Commissioners approved the measure in a 9-4 vote.
The billion dollar project had faced opposition from environmentalists worried the roadway, which in certain places would be west of the county’s Urban Development Boundary, could harm the Everglades.
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