Bridge-raising changes sought — Assistant Town Manager Eric Marmer said he would ask the U.S. Coast Guard to confine raising of the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana to scheduled times and halt boats weekdays during morning rush, 7 to 9 a.m., and late afternoon, 4 to 6 p.m. He said the traffic snarls from the raising of the bridge could have emergency vehicles stuck in traffic and unable to attend to an emergency over the bridge.
Bicycle packs policed — Town police conducted bicycle traffic enforcement on four consecutive weekends from March 23 to April 14 and issued a few citations and a half dozen warnings for those not following the law. Hundreds of cyclists were observed those weekends following the law correctly, moving into single file when vehicles approached them from behind, according to reports.
Two warnings were given to people who said they were from abroad and were not familiar with the correct side for cyclist traffic.
The patrols were done in response to “constant” complaints about the bicycling packs, said Police Chief Carmen Mattox.
— Anne Geggis
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