Caloosahatchee Bridge: Brace for 10 Weeks of Commuter Chaos
Now here’s how to make a bad idea made worse. So, the Caloosahatchee Bridge is shutting down for ten whole weeks starting May 31st! I know. Oh, what joy this is going to bring your commute. They’re doing it just so they can slap an 8-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side of the southbound bridge. But, this isn’t just some overnight deal anymore. We’re talking full closure, 24/7.
According to NBC2, the Florida Department of Transportation claims this full shutdown will speed up the project by up to 18 months. Right. Sure, they say it’s for safety, like keeping construction crews and drivers out of harm’s way on the Caloosahatchee Bridge . But at what cost? The price tag on this pedestrian paradise is a whopping $25 million!
They want to make it safer for people to walk and bike across the bridge. Really? I’m sorry, but I have never had the urge to stroll across the bridge. I mean, how many people are really clamoring to walk across the Caloosahatchee Bridge? A handful of cyclists? A few pedestrians maybe? Seems like overkill to me. And, of course, the rest of us have to deal with absolute traffic chaos.
Caloosahatchee Bridge Traffic:
Just imagine the traffic jams! Ten weeks of detours, congestion, and frustration, just so a few people can have a stroll. While the rest of us, who have real places to be, like work, are left to suffer. Right. Who cares about our commute? They’ve got sidewalks to build. This feels like one of those ideas cooked up in a room full of people who don’t have to deal with the daily grind. They think, “Oh, let’s make it nice for pedestrians,” while the rest of us are stuck in bumper-to-bumper hell. It’s like giving a millionaire a coupon… They don’t need it, and we don’t want it.
So here we are, gearing up for ten weeks of madness on the road. All so, a few people can ride their bikes and walk across the Caloosahatchee Bridge for kicks. Sorry, but this one’s a massive inconvenience for the masses just to appease a few mall walkers and spandex commandos.
