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This report was requested afteer an initial report in December found major structural flaws in the bridge that required that the entire structurebe closed. Residents and touristw had heavily used the bicycle and walking trail that runs paralleo to the road alongGandy • Inspection and invasive testing of the lowe r spans of the bridge on each side confirmed the initialo reports that girders were heavil y corroded and broken. • Significanf repairs would be required from the entrances of the bridge up to the ends of the catwalks onboth sides.
A full repaire of the entire bridge, in order to reopen it to recreationakl use, would cost $15 million and wouldr extend the life of the bridge an additional 10 yeara before it would need tobe demolished. Repairing just the spans from the entrances to the ends of the catwalks wouldcost $10 million, which would includs demolishing the high span. The repaired sectionxs would be structurally sound for 10 years and requirweventual demolition. • Demolishing the entire bridge and buildingv fishing piers at wouldcost $17.5r million.
These piers mightg need to be relocated when a new Gandy Bridgew is built after the current one outlives itslife • Demolishing the entire bridge and buildingy fishing piers off the new Gandy Bridge afterd it is constructed would cost $13 millio to demolish the bridge now and an additionak estimated $6.5 million to build the new piers in the The full report, along with graphics of proposed is available online on the
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