Tag: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority

Letter from Bridge Authority to the community regarding parking

BY KATHY BANSON, GIBA Editor’s Note: This letter was sent from the executive director of the Bridge Authority. The Beacon took statistics from the authority’s letter to create the graphic...

Traffic down on Memorial weekend

Sailboat catches bridge Early Sunday morning, the Coast Guard reported that a sailboat had collided with the swing bridge at the Boca Grande Causeway. According to dispatch reports, the...

Bridge traffic up, but revenue slightly down

While traffic is up for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, revenue is down. The figures were reported at their quarterly board meeting, held Thursday April 23, in the offices of the...

Manual bridge barrier opening Wednesday

April 16, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

On April 15, vehicular traffic along the Boca Grande Causeway at around at 1:40 p.m. was delayed for approximately 40 minutes when the swing bridge barrier gates malfunctioned and would not raise...

Bridge Authority traffic up, but revenue down so far this year

At the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly board meeting on Thursday, March 5, Drew Tucker was re-elected as chairman and George Milne was re-elected as vice chairman. The members,...

Bridge traffic up 7 percent for year

Above, the new “Share the Road” bike pavement markings this week. Photo by Garland The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held committee meetings Wednesday, Jan. 14 at the newly...

Bridge finance and engineering meeting next Wednesday

January 8, 2026
Staff Report
Community, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have meetings of the Audit, Finance and Engineering committees beginning at 1 p.m. next Wednesday, Jan 14. The meetings will be held at the newly...

Causeway traffic for ‘25 first results

January 2, 2026
Anna Ridilla
Breaking News, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has released almost final results from 2025 year traffic figures. While figures were not completely final for the end of 2025 as there were a few hours...

GIBA holds quarterly construction update and revenue report

November 20, 2025
Anna Ridilla
Featured News, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority reported that cash tolls were up two percent and pass sales were up three percent for the 2025 fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, 2025. At the quarterly board...

Bridge statement reminds Charlotte County of GIBA parking neutrality

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board voted to stay neutral on the Boca Grande parking issue, recommitting to their mission and role as bridge to the island. The board’s statement, sent...