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Five miles of Old Tamiami Trail removed as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan

Jon Austria
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An excavator removes roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail, west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and environmental officials attended a media event to highlight the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which includes the removal of five miles of roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail to help facilitate water flow back into the Everglades.
An excavator removes roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail, west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and environmental officials attended a media event to highlight the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, which includes the removal of five miles of roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail to help facilitate water flow back into the Everglades.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a media event to talk about the progress with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, along Old Tamiami Trail in western Miami-Dade County.
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a media event to talk about the progress with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, along Old Tamiami Trail in western Miami-Dade County.
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Officials and members of the media watch an excavator remove roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail, west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Officials and members of the media watch an excavator remove roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail, west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
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An excavator removes roadbed along Old Tamiami Trail west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. More than five miles of Old Tamiami Trail roadbed is being removed as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to help facilitate water flow back into the Everglades.
An excavator removes roadbed along Old Tamiami Trail west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. More than five miles of Old Tamiami Trail roadbed is being removed as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan to help facilitate water flow back into the Everglades.
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Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein, center, and Gov. Ron DeSantis listen to speeches during a media event highlighting the removal of five miles of Old Tamiami Trail roadbed, west of Miami, Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein, center, and Gov. Ron DeSantis listen to speeches during a media event highlighting the removal of five miles of Old Tamiami Trail roadbed, west of Miami, Tuesday, March 30, 2021.
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An excavator removes sections of roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail during a media event west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. More than five miles of roadbed west of Miami is being removed to help facilitate water flow as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
An excavator removes sections of roadbed from Old Tamiami Trail during a media event west of Miami on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. More than five miles of roadbed west of Miami is being removed to help facilitate water flow as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan.
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Col. Andrew Kelly, commander and district engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, left; Rodney Barreto, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission chairman; Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein; Gov. Ron DeSantis; South Florida Water Management District governing board member Chauncey Goss; U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Miami; and Pedro Ramos, superintendent of Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Park, pose for photos, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, after a media event for a project to remove part of Old Tamiami Trail west of Miami to help restore water flow into the Everglades.
Col. Andrew Kelly, commander and district engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, left; Rodney Barreto, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission chairman; Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein; Gov. Ron DeSantis; South Florida Water Management District governing board member Chauncey Goss; U.S. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Miami; and Pedro Ramos, superintendent of Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Park, pose for photos, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, after a media event for a project to remove part of Old Tamiami Trail west of Miami to help restore water flow into the Everglades.
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