![]() Key Biscayne has its own master plan for Rickenbacker Causeway that was completed in a conceptual phase this August. Repeated attempts by the Biscayne Times to reach Mayor Rasco were ignored. He emphasized the PD&E study’s importance during the campaign debate, while also pushing for an expedited process on bridge construction. The PD&E study will determine whether replacement or rehabilitation is the right move for Bear Cut Bridge. Meanwhile, the current timeline for a construction overhaul foresees the completion of a Rickenbacker Causeway master plan by Miami-Dade County in 12-14 months, as well as a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study to be completed in two or three years. A state inspection in 2017 determined that Bear Cut should be replaced due to “substandard load carrying capacity.” Whether or not it would survive a Category 2 storm is in question. ![]() Segments of the Bear Cut Bridge, one of three key bridges connecting Key Biscayne to Miami, were constructed in 1944. Heightened awareness of the Bear Cut Bridge’s deterioration became a flashpoint in the recent Key Biscayne mayoral election after Hurricane Ian washed out part of the Pine Island and Sanibel Island causeways in southwest Florida this October. The bridge leading from Fort Myers to Pine Island, Fla., was heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, as seen here on Oct.
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