In this case it wasn't simply defects, it was "major structural damage.... failure to replace in the near future will cause the extent of the concrete deterioration to expand exponentially...."

FYI.... the mayor of Miami Dade just ordered evals of all like buildings, so perhaps "worry" is really foresight.

[QUOTE=Swoop;1965086]Current estimates are that if things don't change, two million more people will come across our southern border just this year. In a country that already has a short housing supply, I'm not quite sure where all of them are going to live.

Forgive me for asking an honest question. I guess you are all knowing . I was under the impression that there was concern over structural issues in the Lake Sumter bridge. That there were costly repairs needed that have not been completed. Am I mistaken? There are no issues with our bridge?

Don't take it personally, Girlcopper's responses are always caustic. I looked around and found nothing about the Morse Blvd bridge needing repair. I did find that Morse Island was eroding and an engineering assessment mentioned that no issues with the bridge were reported. Which means absolutely nothing. I also found how that bridge was constructed, very interesting. I marvel at the engineering.

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Sad, but hopefully most of the victims were sleeping soundly and it was quick.

And now the legal folks are salivating - and those who may be "responsible" are nervous.

Interesting graphic re collapse. >>.
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I haven't ever read that there were issues with how the Morse Bridge was built, but just what it is sitting on. We have different geological stuff under us here in North-Central Florida.

From the local online news;

"The Project Wide Advisory Committee has agreed to move forward with a $1.385 million project to repair damage caused by erosion at the Morse Boulevard Bridge.

PWAC members in a budget workshop Wednesday afternoon decided to move forward with the long-delayed work at the island under the bridge.

The sloughing problem at the bridge has been discussed for years by PWAC members. In 2019, PWAC took a fresh look at the project and agreed last year to spend $130,000 on professional service toward a Geoweb stone reinforced slope.

PWAC members at the budget workshop looked at two options. The cheaper option at $1.04 million would address only the west shoreline. The more expensive option would include the entire shoreline.

The Project Wide Advisory Committee has agreed to move forward with a project at the Morse Boulevard Bridge.
“We’ve been waiting on this for several years. We’ve been fighting Mother Nature on water levels. It isn’t going to get any cheaper,” said PWAC Chairman Don Wiley, a Village of Hillsborough resident who also serves as chairman of Community Development District 10.

Wiley pointed out that Morse Boulevard Bridge is critical to transportation in The Villages and there was concern about the impact the Geoweb project will have on traffic.


The bridge over Lake Sumter on Morse Boulevard is named for John E. Parker, an engineer and contractor who left a successful business in Michigan to help his friend, Villages Developer Gary Morse, create the largest retirement community in the world.
The work will have to take place during the dry season in the fall/winter season, said Director of Property Management Bruce Brown. The project will take about six months, he predicted. In addition to impacting traffic on the bridge, it will force the closure of Sunset Park, the golf cart accessible parking lot where Villagers frequently gather.

Wiley said it was important to remind residents there is nothing wrong with the bridge, which was named after John Parker, who was critical to the early development of The Villages.

“There is no problem with the bridge. There never has been. This is an erosion problem. Mother Nature is smarter than us. She always has been,” Wiley said."

TRUE???? It's only a matter of time . . .

Problem with bridge or abutments?
 

Latest scuttlebutt says the bridge is sound but the abutments have wandered from designed condition.

First lawsuit already filed, class action alleging the Condo Assoc failed to protect the residents. Asking for >5M.

Bottom line - Condo failed to do necessary maintenance probably because they didn't have sufficient amount in their REserve Fund.

[QUOTE=toeser;1965576]In neighbors garages!

[QUOTE=toeser;1965576]I told them they're welcome to camp in your yard.

All these Monday morning quarterbacks need to wait until the REAL OFFICIALS (mostly structural engineers) have had a chance to examine the site, do the calculation and come to some conclusions. Anyone that claims they know what caused this is full of it.