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Causeway ‘mattresses’ tuck in storm erosion

October 2, 2025
By Garland Pollard
Mattress firm rip-rap puts wash to sleep The shoreline hardening project of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority is in full swing. The $4.5 million initiative is a long-term solution to the coastal storm erosion caused by Hurricane Milton. “We are past the halfway point,” said Bobby Brown, general manager of the contractor, CHC Marine Services […]

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