Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is showing elected officials how to get stuff done in America.
In just three days, the construction of the Pine Island Bridge – damaged by Hurricane Ian – has already been repaired to allow emergency responders and the general public access to the island.
The project was completed two days ahead of schedule.
“Construction on the Pine Island bridge has been completed today – just three days after construction began. Happy to have the state step in and help get our Pine Island residents back on their feet,” Gov. DeSantis tweeted.
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Construction on the Pine Island bridge has been completed today – just three days after construction began.
Happy to have the state step in and help get our Pine Island residents back on their feet. pic.twitter.com/a8GqPoHtP1
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 6, 2022
Politico reported:
The state of Florida reconnected a key bridge decimated by Hurricane Ian that cut off mainland road access for thousands of residents, but fixing a second damaged bridge system to reconnect another barrier island could take weeks longer even for a temporary solution.
Both bridges are in Lee County in Southwest Florida, which took a direct hit from the storm. The Florida Department of Transportation completed a temporary land bridge to Pine Island on Wednesday, two days ahead of schedule. Emergency responders will be able use the bridge as of Wednesday afternoon, with the general public to follow a few hours later.
Ian washed out the approach to the Matlacha Pass Bridge, a the only connection from Pine Island to the mainland. Dump trucks filled the flooded and damaged roadway with sand and gravel to allow vehicle access.
“This is temporary … but just go easy on this thing, this is not 60 miles per hour but this is an impressive effort,” DeSantis said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The Gateway Pundit shared an image of what the bridge looked like immediately following Hurricane Ian.
Twitter users commented that blue states wouldn’t have been able to accomplish the job in such a short timeframe.
To many people living in most of America the idea of rebuilding a bridge in 3 days is simply unfathomable. The reason Ron DeSantis and the Republicans who run Florida are so popular is because they are competent. What DeSantis did in 3 days would be impossible to do in CA or NY. https://t.co/IgkTBK1tdA
— RRH Elections (@RRHElections) October 6, 2022
People can argue if they fixed the bridge or rebuilt the bridge. The impressive part is they did it in 3 days. States like California, NY, & Massachusetts would still be organizing the corruption and kickbacks
— Rick (@kimball4) October 6, 2022
In California you‘d still be waiting for the an ”expediter” to finish compiling the list of permits you’ll need to submit…
— Kevin Gordon (@HangtownReason) October 6, 2022
It’s amazing how quickly things can happen when red tape is eliminated! Bravo, Gov!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
— JBH (@jbhchilipepper) October 6, 2022
Another temporary bridge should be built by the end of the month, according to Christina Pushaw.
“Next, @GovRonDeSantis said today that Sanibel will also get a temporary bridge by the end of this month. It’s more complicated after the causeway was completely destroyed, but it is happening; he understands how important it is for people to have access to the island,” Pushaw tweeted.
Next, @GovRonDeSantis said today that Sanibel will also get a temporary bridge by the end of this month. It’s more complicated after the causeway was completely destroyed, but it is happening; he understands how important it is for people to have access to the island.
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) October 6, 2022
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