The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin maintenance work on the super structure and substructure of the Stickney Point Bridge. Work will extend the bridge's service life and operational reliability, while mitigating the effects of the harsh coastal environment,  severe weather, and wear from the volume of vehicle and marine traffic. The construction team will focus on electrical repairs, recoating the super and substructure, repainting, and structural repairs. The repair/ rehabilitation project duration was expected to be 200 days. Due to delays caused by Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton in 2024 that timeline was extended.

Construction work is now shifting to overnight work from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and is anticipated through the completion of this project in Spring 2025.

Updated: 

•    In an effort to ease traffic congestion, after today, Stickney Point Bridge construction was approved to shift to overnight work starting next week on March 3, 2025.  This will continue through completion, approximately the end of March 2025.   

•    There is no weekend work, Friday through Monday night, when work resumes.

•    Overnight work will start at 7 p.m. and go through 6 a.m. This will include functional testing that includes opening the bridge. (The bridge alarm cannot be disabled for safety.).  

•    Noise from construction equipment and bridge openings is to be expected.

•    Normal bridge openings for marine boat traffic will continue. These can occur every 30 minutes on request.

Background:
•    This project was scheduled to be completed prior to season, however the three major storms in our area delayed work in an effort to support relief efforts.  Also, after these storms, additional work was required on the bridge, extending the schedule. 

•    FDOT publishes RoadWatch information each week and this can also be found on the project website https://www.swflroads.com/project/445942-1

•    For real-time traffic updates, visit https://fl511.com/ or dial 511.