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Brooks Bridge replacement: higher clearance, phased closures and weather delays
Summary
Project manager Ron Bryson updated operators on Brooks Bridge construction, saying the new span will meet a 65‑foot clearance mandate, provide a 150‑foot channel, require phased nighttime channel closures under Coast Guard notices, and faces pile‑driving and weather delays that push realistic opening toward 2028.
Contractors and project staff briefed waterway users on progress and staging for the Brooks Bridge Replacement during the county’s Waterway Safety Meeting.
Ron Bryson, who has worked multiple Brooks projects, said the new bridge will provide a 65‑foot vertical clearance to meet Coast Guard requirements (the current bridge provides about 49 feet at high tide) and a roughly 150‑foot navigational opening. He described a sequence of channel closures authorized by the…
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