Tag: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority

Bridge election registration deadline approaches

May 20, 2024
Sheila Evans
Community, News

Running for a local office on Gasparilla Island is sometimes more complicated than one might expect. Because there are two counties on the island, if an elected board, like the Gasparilla Island...

Bridge approves Lee camera reader; traffic up 19 percent

May 2, 2024
Garland Pollard
News

In news from the most recent meeting of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, members approved allowing Lee County to install a license tag reader on the bridge, as well as noting a 19 percent...

Oversized boat cooks toll house center lane sign

A driver towing an oversized boat hit and broke the electronic toll gate sign on the middle toll lane of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority plaza at 12:14 a.m. on April 18, causing an...

Bridge Authority sets 1Q meetup April 30

April 25, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Board of Supervisors is holding its Quarterly Board Meeting at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30 in the GIBA administration building. Topics discussed will...

Record day, month for bridge traffic

March 28, 2024
Staff Report
Breaking News, News

March has been a historic month for traffic at the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, and visits to Gasparilla Island. “Friday March 15 was the highest one-day traffic count in GIBA’s history...

Letters: Real reason for the GIBA bridge authority about access to island

To the Editor: I read the brief excerpt and felt that the author left out some important points regarding the creation of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. In my 47 years as resident...

Remarks on the Bridge Authority’s early years

BY GINGER WATKINS Editor’s Note: At her last meeting as chairman last month, outgoing GIBA Chairman Ginger Watkins assembled facts and history about the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority. We...

Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority elects new chairman

February 15, 2024
Garland Pollard
Breaking News, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority elected a new chairman at its Tuesday, Feb. 13 meeting. The former vice chairman, Drew Tucker, was elected chairman. George Milne was elected vice...

GIBA and Boca Grande Causeway scores highly in annual maintenance report

January 25, 2024
Garland Pollard
Featured News, News

Members of the Engineering Committee of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority met Tues., Jan. 23 to go over, literally, the nuts and bolts of the bridge. Engineering Committee Chairman George...

‘Rocky’ drive on Boca Grande Causeway

January 19, 2024
Staff Report
Uncategorized

Byline: Staff Report There are new piles of rocks along the Boca Grande Causeway and near the toll house. The new rocks, according to Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Executive Director...