Press Releases

May/June 2008 Channel Closures at the Bridge of Lions

Contact:
Laurie Sanderson

Phone:
904.825.3647
904.669.1165

Email:
info@fdotbridgeoflions.com

ST. AUGUSTINE – The channel beneath the Bridge of Lions and adjacent temporary bridge will be closed to marine traffic on the following dates during the day except for two consecutive designated openings according to the following schedule:

The channel will be open on weekends and each day after 6:30 p.m., when the bridge will return to an open-on-demand policy for the evening. Requests for a bridge opening must be made to the bridge tender on Marine Radio Channel 9.

These closures will not affect roadway traffic. For more information, please call (904) 825-3647 or (904) 669-1165.

The Bridge of Lions Rehabilitation project, funded by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), began in February 2005 and is expected to last approximately five years, excluding potential weather delays. For more information regarding the bridge rehabilitation, please visit our website at www.FDOTBridgeofLions.com or contact Laurie Sanderson in the public information office at (904) 825-3647 or at info@FDOTBridgeofLions.com.