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It was an attention-grabbing graffiti surprise, sitting high on the southern entrance to the U.S. 1 tunnel in bustling downtown Fort Lauderdale. And now, just like that, it’s gone. The tag — “Mersa Dustoe,” an Indonesian phrase meaning “I feel dusty” — disappeared early Monday morning, quickly painted over by a state contractor. The graffiti showed up overnight on Sunday, prompting jokes and ...

The U.S. 1 tunnel, a popular route for commuters traveling through downtown Fort Lauderdale, has been ground zero for gridlock for 28 months and counting. Drivers have endured detour after detour for more than two years, ever since construction began on a $28.4 million upgrade in September 2021. Several times, the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel has closed in both directions, as it did on Tuesday at 7 ...

The now-$111 million project is still expected to be completed in spring 2026.

View Comments INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Residents of The Antilles community had long feared the worst: someone being killed in a car crash outside their entrance, across from the intersection of U.S. 1 and 65th Street. For years theyve pleaded with the state for a traffic signal.  The worst-case scenario happened April 13, when a red 2011 Kia sedan pulled out of the The Antilles and attempted to cross the northbound U.S. 1 lanes to turn south. Sue Marshbanks, 69, a passenger in the car, wa...