Are the bridges you drive over safe?
You might be surprised to find out there are dozens of bridges in Northeast Florida designated as ‘structurally deficient’.Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaksIt’s no surprise, when people hear a bridge is structurally deficient or functionally obsolete… it sounds scary.According to the new FDOT report there are 221 functionally obsolete bridges across Northeast Florida’s nine counties. A total of 41 of them were identified as structurally deficient.
“It concerns me and it does worry me. I mean, because if you weren’t telling me I wouldn’t know right now,” said Moore. Those 41 bridges in the worst shape are spread out among five counties. There are 19 in Duval, six in Clay, two in St. Johns, three in Nassau and six in Baker. But FDOT PIO Hampton Ray said the designations don’t mean the bridges are about to collapse by any means.Read:Functionally obsolete means that the bridge design is outdated. They are scheduled for replacement or rehabilitation as budgets permit. Structurally deficient bridges are recommended for repair or scheduled for replacement.“This is a part of our planning process,” said Ray.
Ray told Action News Jax at least two of the structurally deficient bridges are in the process of being fixed right now and should be done by the end of the year.[SIGN UP:STAY UPDATED:
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