Water taxis officially expand to Pompano Beach: What to know NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

An official ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Monday morning at Pompano Beach to celebrate the city’s partnership with the Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale.

Water Taxi and city officials gathered at Dockswell Dock to kick off the official launch of the water taxis’ expansion into Pompano Beach.

This means visitors and locals will now be able to take advantage of this transportation opportunity along South Florida to get to popular destinations all the way from Lighthouse Point to Hollywood.

“This has taken a lot of planning, a lot of preparation to get to where we’re at,” said Pompano Beach Mayor Rex Hardin.

He told NBC 6 this expansion is truly a game changer for locals to get around.

“Imagine if you live near the beach area but you work in downtown Fort Lauderdale,” he explained.

The CEO and President of Water Taxi of Fort Lauderdale, Bill Walker, said it makes 128 …