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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut
Blueash you are correct in your statements, PWAC has no power to fix the roadway on the bridge.
The bridge foundations do not rest upon this manmade island, they are set on piling in the bedrock (for lack of a better term for the underlying structure here in Florida). Even if the island were to be completely reclaimed by mother nature the bridges would still stand. The park area and roadway surface that connect the two bridge structures would however be compromised.
The island was built to all state and federal standards based on known conditions and data. Mother nature doesn't really care about manmade standards and threw a curve ball a few years ago and proved that anything man can build, she can unbuild in time.
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Your information and logic will fall on deaf ears of all the so-called experts. I always have appreciated your informed comments! As for the bridge/road---it was built long before the traffic and is taken care of by the county---but that was stated by another here. Also as another stated, the MMP is fine "IF" (emphasis on "IF") people adhere to the 10 mph speed. The sidewalk is that way "IF" one is walking and meets up with a cart so they can hop up on it. Personally I'd not want to walk it but that's just me. The new bridges are constructed the same way. The old one over 441/27 has no side-walk and would be dangerous (my opinion) to try to walk over.