Sanibel Causeway Bridge "C" Repairs Complete

Aug 8, 2006

Lee County Department of Transportation
1500 Monroe Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Kris Cella
Cella Molnar & Associates, Inc.
1631 Hendry Street
Fort Myers, Florida 33901
kcella@cella.cc

Sanibel Causeway Bridge "C" Repairs Complete 

Normal traffic operations to resume on Tuesday, August 8th at 6 a.m.            

Fort Myers, FL, August 7, 2006 – Repairs to pilings on Bridge "C" of the Sanibel Causeway are complete and the Causeway will resume normal operations Tuesday, August 8th at 6 a.m.  On Saturday and Sunday, the contractor constructed steel jackets around the two fractured pilings on the bridge and today they pumped concrete into the steel forms.  The concrete must cure over night.  At 6 a.m. overweight trucks and vehicles with the required load permits will be allowed to resume travel across the Causeway. 

For more information about the Sanibel Causeway Improvements project, please visit the project web site at www.sanibelcauseway.com

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