Tag: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority

GIBA discusses rate increase, bike safety at meeting

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will install new pavement and bicycle markings to make it for safer bicyclists who cross the bridge. “We have bikes, we have cars,” said GIBA Executive...

GIBA board meet set for Wednesday, March 19

March 13, 2025
Staff Report
News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board of Supervisors will be conducting a Special Board Meeting on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 1 p.m. in the GIBA administration building. Agenda...

Bridge traffic roughly on par with previous year

Daily and monthly traffic totals have been calculated for the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority for January and February. Total vehicle crossings were up by a little over 2,000 cars this...

Bridge Authority reports on hurricane remediation work

February 20, 2025
Anna Ridilla
News

The Board of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority (GIBA) met Wednesday, Feb. 5, for a quarterly report on bridge operations and upcoming remediation work. “We’ve made excellent progress in...

OPINION: EMERSON WICKWIRE

Better communication needed among island entities BY EMERSON WICKWIREEditor’s Note: Boca Grande resident Emerson Wickwire presented this letter to the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority board...

Business & Real Estate: Bridge Authority details hurricane losses totaling over $1.4 million

January 23, 2025
Anna Ridilla
News, Real Estate

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has compiled an estimated list of financial losses to date from Hurricane Milton, totaling $1,486,847. This does not include the future work toward...

Bridge holds audit meeting, discusses causeway repairs

January 16, 2025
Anna Ridilla
News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority held an audit meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14 to discuss management and financial details from the year. Authority staff have estimated that...

Busy December for Causeway crossings

January 2, 2025
Anna Ridilla
Breaking News, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will have final year-end numbers from the bridge at the end of this week; so far, the December traffic count is up about 1,000 from December 2023. “We...

Island reviews hurricane response

Island leaders met Tuesday morning, Dec. 10, to debrief the emergency response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Among those in attendance were moderator and AUXCOMM Project Coordinator Bo...

Illicit debris dumper identified by GIBA staff

December 12, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority was able to identify an island resident who dumped hurricane rubbish on the Causeway. That resident was called, though at presstime had not yet...