Community Viera’s King continues skillful climb — Page A17
sch o o ls
B U S IN E S S
Teaching is the best way to learn — Page A11
Real estate complex will be one-stop shop — Page B10
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Thinking
Brothers at last, page B6 v i si t v i e ravo i ce. co m
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‘First for Florida’ interchange leaves residents wanting less Garden of dreams sparkles at IRCC Page B2
Young pianist makes mark at Carnegie Hall Page A23 VIERA VOICE FDOT
If a plan by the Florida Department of Transportation goes through, a Diverging Diamond Intersection in Viera could be the first in the state of Florida. Some residents of Viera are fighting the proposal. By Mike Gaffey
Citing numerous concerns about increased traffic, accidents and noise, two dozen Viera residents spoke out against a planned interchange at Viera Boulevard and Interstate 95 during a May 20 public hearing that lured a standing-room-only crowd to the Brevard County Commission chambers
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at the Government Center in Viera. “Do we really need this new interchange?” Robert Lamarche asked to applause as he requested a show of hands from more than 300 people in attendance at the two-hour Florida Department of Transportation hearing. Only two raised their hands, he noted. The interchange, a joint project between the state and The Viera Co. Presort Std U.S. Postage PAID Orlando, FL Permit No. 1979
and scheduled for completion in 2018, is meant to ease traffic tie-ups at the Fiske Boulevard-I-95 interchange to the north and the Wickham Road interchange to the south, address issues with traffic distribution patterns across I-95 and provide access to existing and future development, project manager
INTERCHANGE see page 8
New entrepreneurs put Brevard on the map Page B12