Letter to the Editor: Submitted by Tom Scholl

To the Editor:

The bridge should not be closed and demolished. If the contractor feels it is too dangerous for its employees, that is no excuse. The contractor knew the location of the new and old bridges when they submitted the bid and signed a contract. They knew what they were getting into.

If building the new bridge that close to the old one is a problem, then someone needs to be fired, either at the state level, or the contractor’s contract should be terminated. The states approved the design and the engineers submitted a proposal, which was accepted.

The states should keep the old bridge open until the new one is opened and the contractor should complete its contract. Residents in the area will be inconvenienced and businesses will be harmed. The states and the contactor are responsible for all damages and should pay all those that are damaged for those losses.

Tom Scholl
Lansing
Duck Key, FL