WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Brightline/Florida East Coast railroad crossing arms malfunctioned Thursday morning from Banyan Boulevard to Okeechobee Boulevard, causing major headaches for downtown drivers.
At 8:54 a.m., West Palm Beach police said the crossing arms are now working again.
Drivers on Okeechobee Boulevard, Interstate 95 and Banyan Boulevard were impacted by the malfunction.
Update: Banyan Blvd. & Okeechobee Blvd. are functioning properly. https://t.co/2yxUORngD8
— West Palm Beach PD (@WestPalmPD) April 25, 2019
AND THEY’RE UP! Crossing arms are now working at 3rd Street and Clematis in Downtown West Palm Beach after malfunctioning for an hour and a half. Morning traffic is now *slowly* crossing through @WPTV pic.twitter.com/qabd8gsOYm
— Alanna Quillen (@AlannaWPTV) April 25, 2019
Traffic alert, FEC railroad gates downtown are malfunctioning. Drivers can cross the tracks at Palm Beach Lake Blvd.
— West Palm Beach PD (@WestPalmPD) April 25, 2019
DELAYS getting into downtown Brightline railroad gates stuck in the down position from Okeechobee to Banyan blvd use Southern to the south or Palm beach lakes to the North to get to Downtown pic.twitter.com/4cxSQc81fP
— Johann Hoffend (@Chopper5WPTV) April 25, 2019