WPTV.com: STUART, Fla. – We’ve been hearing complaints about All Aboard Florida for months. Many people are concerned about the proposed high speed rail service which would run from Orlando to Miami.
All Aboard Florida contends the high-speed service would add jobs and make travel faster. However, Stuart officials and people who live there worry about the cost and the toll it could take on Trestle Bridge.
The company that owns the railroad bridge says it takes about 2 minutes for it to lower, allow a train to pass and then to open back up. That company, Florida East Coast Railways, is also behind the project All Aboard Florida.
People who live here don’t believe that time is correct. They say it can sometimes take as long as 17 minutes.
“As a boater there are times where you’re waiting there over an hour,” says K.C. Traylor.
It’s one of many concerns shared by Stuart officials. All Aboard Florida would add an additional 32 trains on railways each day.
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