Port St. Lucie Daily: Southwest traffic fixes, Bayshore crash arrest, and Tuesday’s blood moon

Port St. Lucie is starting the week with a mix of long-range planning and immediate safety reminders. Here are the local headlines worth your time today.

1) Road projects move forward in fast-growing southwest Port St. Lucie

City leaders are advancing a set of road projects and traffic studies aimed at easing congestion in southwest Port St. Lucie as development continues to expand. The work centers on connections and capacity in and around the Tradition-area growth pattern, with an emphasis on making sure new neighborhoods are matched by new infrastructure.

Among the priorities highlighted: completing the Hegener Drive and Paar Drive corridor to Range Line Road, and continuing discussion around a potential future Marshall Parkway interchange at I-95. The broader message from City Hall is that traffic modeling is guiding which projects get pushed first, and developers are expected to help deliver key road pieces as construction accelerates.

2) Police: Driver arrested after late-night crash into power pole on Bayshore

Police say a 22-year-old was arrested after a high-speed crash that ended with a vehicle striking a power pole on Bayshore Boulevard late Sunday night. Authorities reported no serious injuries, but the collision caused significant damage and serves as another cautionary note about speed on busy corridors—especially late at night when reaction time and visibility can drop.

3) Early Tuesday ‘blood moon’ eclipse: brief viewing window on the Treasure Coast

If you stepped outside before sunrise today, you had a chance at a quick look: a total lunar eclipse was forecast to be visible in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3. The best viewing window was expected shortly after 6 a.m. before the moon set and daylight began to wash out the sky.

Sources

https://www.wqcs.org/wqcs-news/2026-03-02/port-st-lucie-advances-road-projects-to-ease-southwest-traffic
https://www.wqcs.org/wqcs-news/2026-03-01/driver-arrested-after-crashing-into-power-pole-on-bayshore-boulevard
https://www.wflx.com/2026/03/01/lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-coming-this-tuesday-heres-when-you-can-see-it/