Thousands Remain In Dark After WilmaBroward Schools Reopen Today Despite Traffic Problems
POSTED: 6:26 pm EST November 6,
2005
UPDATED: 12:22 pm EST November 7,
2005
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Despite hundreds of broken traffic lights and road debris, there were no reported problems this morning as Broward County students went back to school for the first time since Hurricane Wilma.Authorities had urged motorists in Broward County to be extra vigilant today as schools reopened while hundreds of traffic lights are still broken.About 274,000 returned to school in Broward County after a two-week break caused by damage and power outages from Hurricane Wilma. And 39,000 employees also hit the roads to get back to Broward schools.
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The Broward County Sheriff's Office assigned an extra 250 deputies to direct traffic at the 83 schools in its jurisdiction, NBC 6's news partner, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reported.Detectives also monitored traffic in an effort to keep children and school employees safe.A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Transportation said more than 900 traffic signals out of some 1,300 were still not working as of Sunday.Florida Power and Light said crews were working hard to replace traffic signals knocked out by the hurricane.
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The Broward County Sheriff's Office assigned an extra 250 deputies to direct traffic at the 83 schools in its jurisdiction, NBC 6's news partner, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, reported.Detectives also monitored traffic in an effort to keep children and school employees safe.A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Transportation said more than 900 traffic signals out of some 1,300 were still not working as of Sunday.Florida Power and Light said crews were working hard to replace traffic signals knocked out by the hurricane.
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