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Leadership in Action: Florida Hurricane-Destroyed Bridge Rebuilt in 3 Days (WATCH)


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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.

WATCH:

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.

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Twitter users commented that blue states wouldn’t have been able to accomplish the job in such a short timeframe.

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.

Governors across America, and the Biden Administration, should take notes on how to get stuff done.


 

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