Tag: Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority

Bridge Authority engineering chairman thanks the GIBA staff for storm work

BY GEORGE MILNE, ENGINEERING CHAIRMAN, GIBA Now that we are in the recovery phase, it is important to acknowledge the foresight, preparedness, and timely responses of Kathy Banson and the whole...

Engineer at Gasparilla Bridge today to detail repairs

Hurricane Milton has undermined the roadway of the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority, including the roadbed and outbuildings. An independent engineer will arrive at the bridge today to recommend...

Work on second bridge Monday

September 19, 2024
Staff Report
News

On Monday, September 23, 2024, the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority will be performing shoulder work on the Center Bridge. The work will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected to be completed by the...

Bicycle safety signs now up on Causeway

September 12, 2024
Staff Report
News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority has installed six new bike signs at each bridge approach. The signs, which were agreed upon at an Aug. 15 quarterly board meeting, inform bikers that they...

Chairman Drew Tucker celebrates Ginger Watkins’ time on Bridge Authority board

August 22, 2024
Staff Report
Community, News

The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority Quarterly Board meeting was held on Thursday, Aug. 15, in the offices of the Authority. Board Chairman Drew Tucker presented outgoing Member Ginger...

Cones: Grate idea for bikes on bridge

August 22, 2024
Anna Ridilla
Breaking News, News

Cyclists have the same rights and rules as cars on GIBA Last Thursday, Aug. 15 during the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority’s quarterly meeting, the board discussed bike safety along the...

First boat sinking in recent years just off Causeway

A power boat sank just off the Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority swing bridge on Saturday, from a reported collision. Lee EMS released a “watercraft in distress” and “collision” bulletin that...

Sandbar music, notable visits on Memorial Day

It was an exceptionally busy weekend on Gasparilla Island and in Placida over the Memorial Day weekend. “We did patrols of the beach, regular marked vehicle patrol, foot patrols and golf cart,”...

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...