Broward College’s central campus to reopen after widespread flooding across the county

Broward College’s central campus will resume classes Saturday after major flooding in the Fort Lauderdale area shut down its facilities for several days.

The Broward College’s A. Hugh Adams Central Campus, 3501 Davie Rd., in Davie was the only one that remained closed Friday. Classes and activities at the college’s north and south campuses, as well as online courses, had resumed that morning.

“After an assessment following this week’s heavy rain and flooding, all Broward College campuses and centers will be open for classes and activities as scheduled on Saturday, November 18,” the college said in a statement.

All campus, including online classes, were suspended Wednesday afternoon due to extensive flooding in the area.

For more information, call 954-982-7142 (students) and 954-982-7143 (employees).

What other places are still shut down?

Several Broward County parks were still partially or completely closed Friday due to fallen tree limbs and palm fronds:

▪ Boaters Park: The park is closed until further notice.

▪ Brian Piccolo Sports Park & Velodrome: Sports fields are closed.

▪ Easterlin Park: The park is closed until further notice.

▪ Fern Forest Nature Center: All foot and nature trails are closed.

▪ Hollywood North Beach Park: The park is closed until further notice.

▪ Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center: Equestrian and nature trails are closed.

▪ Markham Park & Target Range: Barkham dog park and mountain bike trails are closed.

▪ Plantation Heritage Park: Portions of the disc golf course are closed.

▪ Sunview Park: Sports fields are closed.

▪ T.Y. (Topeekeegee Yugnee) Park: Shelter 10, Restroom E, and parts of the walking path are closed.

▪ Tradewinds Park & Stables: The park is opened but the disc golf course, horse trails, sports fields are closed. Call 954-357-8870, ext. 0, for availability of weekend farm tours.

▪ Tree Tops Park: Equestrian field and trails, nature trails, playground, and Safety Town are closed.

For updates, visit broward.org/Parks/Pages/StormUpdates.aspx.

Fort Lauderdale said its parks have reopened, however, some are still seeing residual effects from the rain. Residents can expect to see some ponding at Riverside Park, Croissant Park and Carter Park. Townsend Park is also still seeing some flooding.

“We are getting closer to it being dry because it finally stopped raining,” Arlene Borenstein, a city spokeswoman, said Friday afternoon. “We’re just happy it stopped raining. There’s still pump and [sewer-cleaning] trucks in neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods that were flooded are not anymore.”

All Fort Lauderdale city facilities have also reopened.

Hallandale Beach’s South City Beach Park remained closed Friday, the city said on X. All other city parks are open.

In Hollywood, Bicentennial Park, 7300 Farragut St., and Kiwanis Park, 3400 Johnson St., remain closed Friday due to high water that had yet to drain, a city spokesperson told the Miami Herald.