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Sam Martello

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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Sam Martello

    Residents invited to share input on Seminole County roadway safety studies (opens the original)

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    SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County is taking a closer look at five busy roadways to identify potential safety improvements. The county is partnering with Metroplan Orlando to conduct road safety audits. “The roadways are kind of difficult at times, but they are manageable,” a Seminole County driver said. The first two corridors identified are U.S. 17-92 from W 27th St. to W 18th St., and W 25th St. from Hardy Ave. to Park Dr. The process starts with looking at the data including crashes

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Sam Martello

    Orange County Commissioners may vote on STAR transit system study (opens the original)

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    ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Commissioners could vote next week on a study to determine whether the new transit system, called STAR, could help ease traffic congestion. Orange County is looking at eight corridors where this new transit system could operate. Before anything moves forward, commissioners must decide whether to study how much it would cost, where it would run and whether it could actually help reduce traffic. “Nobody will deny we have a massive traffic problem,” Orange Co

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Sam Martello

    Florida invests $60 million to improve railroad crossing safety since 2022 (opens the original)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation is investing millions into safeguarding railroad crossings. Not only throughout the state, but also in Central Florida. “This is a very heavily used rail line,” Loreen Bobo, FDOT’s Safety Administrator for District 5, said. “We’ve got Sunrail, a commuter rail, we have freight train, and an Amtrack coming through.” Bobo said at a railroad crossing in Longwood, the intersection of Ronald Regan Blvd. and SR 434 is full of train tr

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Sam Martello

    OPD educates drivers and pedestrians during Rail Safety Week (opens the original)

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    ORLANDO, Fla. — It’s Rail Safety Week in Florida and Orlando Police are taking their message to the streets. OPD Officers and the department’s Motors Unit are conducting active enforcement around railroad crossings in Downtown Orlando. Sgt. Ross Hutto said drivers are one of the groups officers want to reach. “When they come up to a railroad crossing make sure their radio is down, make sure they’re listening as much as they’re looking,” Sgt. Hutto said. “Make sure the gates aren’

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Sam Martello

    Oviedo records no deadly crashes in 2024 amid rising county fatalities (opens the original)

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    OVIEDO, Fla. — The latest Vision Zero data reported by Metro Plan Orlando showed a bright spot for road safety in Seminole County. Oviedo is one of just three cities in the county that did not record a deadly crash in 2024. With deadly crashes up county-wide, the city said there’s still work to do. “One of the things about Vision Zero is you’re striving to have zero fatalities, so it’s amazing we were able to achieve that,” Paul Yearigan, the Assistant Public Works Director for the Cit

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