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Venetian Causeway
Venetian Causeway
In 2014, a bus got stuck on the Venetian Causeway, which caused a portion of the bridge to fall into the water. This forced county officials to spend $12.4 million to repair the Western portion of the bridge, which started in June 2015.
After months of construction and repair, the bridge is expected to open again on February 29th.
Venetian Causeway
On March 15, a bus traveling down the Venetian Causeway got stuck over a draw bridge, which caused a portion of the bridge to fall and expose a hole. This caused repairs to start right away on the bridge.
FDOT(Florida Department of Transportation) has launched a study that may completely re-do the Venetian Causeway.
The types of bridges like the Venetian only have a 50 year life span and this bridge has exceeded that time frame.
The study will take about three years before anything is final.
Venetian Causeway
The Miami Herald reports that the Venetian Causeway will close for months to repair the old bridge. The bridge has become weakened over the years and will take approximately six to nine months to fix.
According the the Herald, "The Venetian bridge crisis began March 15 when a Miami-Dade Transit bus traveling eastbound on the westernmost part of the drawbridge near Miami got stuck as it drove on the weakened segment. “A portion of the bridge fell and a hole opened up,” Miami-Dade County Engineer Antonio Cotarelo said at the Tuesday night meeting."
Along with construction on the MacArthur Causeway because of the Port of Miami tunnel and the Alton Road Project, Miami Beach residents will look to have a long commute. The good news is that the Port of Miami tunnel is supposed to be completed by next month so that could help alleviate some of the traffic.
