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UPDATE #3 (THURS. MORNING): SANIBEL CAUSEWAY QUESTIONS ANSWERED
FORT MYERS, Fla. (January 9, 2003) – Due to the prohibition of 10-ton or more trucks on the Sanibel Causeway until emergency repairs are made to the center bridge, some more questions have arisen:
If the gross weight
listed on the outside of the truck is more than 10 tons it cannot cross.
County personnel are not making spot determinations at the bridge whether
trucks are below their gross weight based on only being partially loaded.
If it is a truck
without a listed weight, if the driver can produce a weight ticket for the load
that is less than 10 tons, it can pass.
Can
ambulances cross?
Yes.
All lanes on the center bridge will be cleared and the ambulance can
pass.
Status
of school buses?
Parents
of children attending school on island must make arrangements to get them to
school. Off island, the children
can be taken at a collecting point at Sanibel Factory Outlet Mall for drop-off
(8 a.m.) and pick-up (3:45 p.m.).
What
is the speed limit for other vehicles (less than 10 tons)?
10
mph across the center bridge.
The
Transportation Department will issue another update prior to noon on the status
of the situation and repairs. The
county continues to accelerate repairs to minimize disruption.