Point breeze bridge11/10/2023 However, the confidence in Skanska’s timeline is low among some Gulf Breeze locals, and if that deadline is missed, critical spring break tourist visitors - and their dollars - will go elsewhere. Skanska and the Florida Department of Transportation officials say traffic will reopen on the Pensacola Bay Bridge in March, and the company’s repair timeline website shows some efforts are ahead of schedule. GB vaccines: Glimmer of hope: Gulf Breeze nursing home residents get COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday Push on tolls: FDOT urges judge to reject Garcon Point bondholders's arguments for reinstating tolls Winter typically would be a slower season for these businesses, and COVID-19 has kept some crowds away, but it’s the closure of the bridge that has hit the hardest, business owners say. The Publix on Gulf Breeze Parkway on Wednesday still had beach chairs lining its entrance, usually a last-minute stop for beach trip essentials, but most of the foot traffic in the complex appeared to be locals in a parking lot full of area license plates. The Garcon Point Bridge detour put in place after Hurricane Sally rerouted Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach traffic from Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County through Tiger Point and across the Bob Sikes Bridge, essentially turning a once tourist-dependent stretch of Gulf Breeze Parkway into a cul-de-sac. View Gallery: Skanska barge damaged bridge closure Gulf Breeze businesses strugglingįour months after runaway barges took out a portion of the newly constructed Pensacola Bay Bridge, Gulf Breeze businesses are staying afloat with a surge of local support but face a dire future if Skanska doesn’t make its March construction deadline to reopen beach traffic.
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