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ACTIVE STATE OF EMERGENCY

As Florida continues to recover from Hurricane Helene, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is also actively monitoring Hurricane Milton.

Interstate lane closures and operations on active construction projects within the projected path of the storm have been suspended.

Contractors on these construction projects are currently securing work sites, clearing traffic control devices
that are not actively being used to direct traffic, and checking drainage systems.

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Project Details
Work Type Barrier Fence/Vertical Net
Phase Completed
City
County
Road
About

All items of work on this contract were complete as of June 23,2021.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has reviewed multiple options to successfully deter suicide attempts on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge while preserving the iconic design.

FDOT previously implemented non-structural deterrence methods including installing six crisis hotline phones to connect with suicide prevention staff, funding 24-hour Florida Highway Patrol coverage, installing cameras to reduce response time, installing signs that message suicide assistance is available, and implementing pedestrian and stopped vehicle detectors to reduce response time when motorists park on the bridge.

Technology advancements will allow the necessary inspection equipment to reach over and under the bridge and the Skyway Vertical Net to continue bridge inspections. 

The Skyway Vertical Net will be a vertical barrier placed on the outside barrier wall of the bridge. Construction is expected to finish in the summer of 2021.

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Contact Information
Media Contact
Kris Carson
813-975-6060
Kristen.Carson@dot.state.fl.us
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I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - February 2021
I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - February 2021
I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - February 2021
I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - January 2021
I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - January 2021
I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - January 2021
I-275 Sunshine Skyway Bridge Vertical Net Installation - January 2021