Experts baffled at public's distrust of State Media
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Today the residents were still forlorn and forgotten and “hoping the lone bridge is repaired”? Oh, the humanity! Damn that DeSantis!
Pine Island was one of two major barrier islands to be cut off from mainland Florida after Hurricane Ian destroyed causeways and bridges in the area. Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled drone footage showings trucks crossing over the repaired bridge on Thursday.
Access to our barrier islands is a priority for our first responders and emergency services who have been working day and night to bring relief to all Floridians affected by Hurricane Ian," he added.
Repair efforts are continuing on the Sanibel Causeway, which connects Sanibel Island to mainland Florida.
DeSantis ordered the Florida Department of Transportation to prioritize repairing access to barrier islands on Wednesday. The FDOT expects repairs to the Sanibel Causeway to be completed by the end of the month.
"FDOT has already made tremendous progress on the temporary bridge to Pine Island," DeSantis said Wednesday as construction neared completion. "Now, I’ve asked them to work with Lee County to immediately begin work to provide temporary access and begin repairs to the Sanibel Causeway."
In a gratuitous, but entirely accurate slap in the face of Ol’ Dependables, Fox added this to its coverage of the Pine Island repair:
Florida's repair efforts come months after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed in Pennsylvania days before President Biden arrived to (sic) the state to push an infrastructure package.
The bridge collapsed in January and its replacement has yet to be completed. Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation reportedly "hopes" to complete the project by the end of the year.
"We are dealing with the same supply-chain issues as everybody else," PennDot official Cheryl Moon-Sirianni said in late July. "But we are super excited that the project is moving this fast."
any day now
