PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — In less than a week school will be back in session and the Port St. Lucie Police Department is training over 30 crossing guards to help keep kids safe for the new school year.

Better lighting and other changes to street crossings could improve pedestrian safety for seniors -- the age group most likely to be killed by oncoming vehicles.

A dangerous grade crossing on School Street in Westbury has been replaced by an underpass. (Credit: CBS2) In its place now is the fifth of eight new LIRR underpasses.

The new bridge across the St. Croix River looks increasingly like a finished product from afar, but it’s not quite done yet. Workers are making the final push this spring before the mile-long St ...