MELBOURNE, Fla. — Brightline testing at speeds up to 110 mph will move into the Melbourne area as soon as this Friday, July 28, as the passenger operator continues preparations to launch service between Orlando and South Florida later this summer.
Testing will take place on approximately 41 miles of track and include a total of 48 grade crossings in the Brevard County communities of Cocoa, Rockledge, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Malabar, Grant-Valkaria, and Micco. Testing will last for up to a week and occur daily between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Flaggers will be present at crossings where active testing is taking place and trains will travel between 79 mph and 110 mph; Brightline is also working with local law enforcement agencies that will be present throughout the corridor.
In advance of the start of Brightline service, the Melbourne Police Department is running an education and enforcement rail safety awareness campaign through July and August. Officers are patrolling the rail corridor and high traffic railroad crossings, handing out rail safety materials to motorists and pedestrians and enforcing trespassing on railroad tracks and laws at railroad crossings.
More information is available at Brightline’s safety website.
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