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Originally Posted by FenneyFanatic
Don..Have you heard anything about the turnpike bridge lately?
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It's covered in his video. The turnpike bridge is assembled on the side of the road but they haven't started building the supports for it. The Rohan 44 bridge has the supports built but no bridge. The Brownwood 44 bridge is up but no ramps exist from the ground to the 20 foot high entry and exit on the bridge itself.
After watching GWN's video, I immediately went and watched the October VMail. I guess the rumor's are official now, because in the video they mention April/May for connectivity, even though, as GWN points out in his video, less than a year ago they were saying January 2020 for full connectivity. No reasons or excuses given. There has been a rumor floating for a couple months now that connectivity wouldn't be until spring. But the VMail is the first "official" communication I have seen that confirms that rumor. The other part of the rumor was that FDOT was the reason for the delay, but as stated previously, no reasons or excuses were given and there was not even an acknowledgement that the current schedule is different from what the previous timeline was.
We'll all survive with the connectivity delay. Delays happen. With construction this rapid and widespread, it's a wonder there aren't other delays. The lack of transparency with the reasons for the delay and/or even acknowledging the delay bugs me more than the delay itself. The Vmail simply states that it will be April/May as if that has just been the plan all along.