3 MILE BRIDGE After Hurricane Sally! SKANSKA

[@shanemedlin9400]

My brother-in-law is one of the bosses on that project, and spent the last year or more working on it. He named the name of the man whose responsibility it was to have secured those barges properly, but also says he won't be fired because Skanska needs the insurance money and can't have it look like even the company knows this could have been avoided. It's going to take half a billion dollars and two or three years to rebuild that bridge, not to mention the cost and time to demolish and clear the damage. What a clusterfuck.

[@lisaelijah1075]

I didn't see all of this damage from the newspaper or on tv. Their is alot of repairs and cleanup to be done. We have been riding across the bridge weekly to see the progress and have enjoyed it ! This is going to take some time to repair. It shows the benefit of accurate storm prediction . Thanks for the tour. Be safe

[@nalanisutherland5234]

I live off Avalon and there is absolutely no way to make a left out of my neighborhood now. Someone needs to start directing traffic over here!!!!!! Two years?!?! What are they going to do about the traffic here? When they bring the $5.00 toll back what the hell are we to do???

[@llshamelessll]

You will have to live in a camper in town or your car during the week. Buy a boat? Nothing but crappy answers. Its not just the big cost of the tolls but so much time lost stuck in traffic and the wear/tear of your car too. So many hours just inching along in gridlock. Notice that they are so slow to start the clean up even? When the I-10 bridge was down from Ivan, I had to go to work 2 hours early to beat traffic and then I had to kill 2 hours every night before I could go home to minimize gridlock time. This screw up will take even longer to fix. Raise Holy hell with all concerned so that funds for massive overtime and manpower will be brought in to rush this. Skankska needs to contract out the work to 5 companies Id say. If they even try to mention the word profit....HANG them!...lmao

[@paidslave1217]

Sounds like a good time to be a car ferry boat operator.

[@lifewithnature3907]

That is a awesome bridge!! Thanks for the information!!

[@sebastiandiosabot2839]

10k sub With out video challenge it is

[@robertglancy4474]

What a mess....I lived in Pensacola for few a yrs up until about a year and half ago and I really loved the place. But, one of the factors that came into my decision to move was the potential for a hurricane to blow in. Was working in Perdido Key when just a tropical storm blew in and did some damage. I miss it especially the beach and the ocean...but damn the hurricanes and dealing with their aftermath are just a deal breaker for me.

[@audreymonie6041]

Thank you so much for this video my family is suffering because of this along with so many others,the traffic thru Garson pt and gas it's almost to much 70 mile round trip for my family each day they GET to work this is so sad hope they can get it fixed soon

[@takechargeofyourhealthwith8438]

Thank you for posting this. For showing us the water view. I have work on Pensacola Beach coming from 90 by Mobile Hwy.

[@ColonelEmpire]

The weather reporters need to stop hyping storms and then when nothing happens people are unprepared for the next storm because they are not taken seriously.... Or they are not reported properly and then what was supposed to be a minor storm turns into a deadly storm... Michael was the exact same way.... Laura...same thing....

[@rodneycrenshaw5881]

Yep..thats the only reason i rode my first and last hurricane out!!I was telling my friend they are hyping it up as usual and Boom!!!Sally was at the front trying blow it down...

[@deporter8473]

Heartbreaking. I'm afraid the economic loss for Pensacola, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Beach will be extensive. This will likely cause all sorts of delays, including our new house 'under construction' in GB. So sad. Glad no one was hurt.

[@RyanBrown-jl7sp]

As an employee who spent alot of my hard work and time away from my family out on the bay helping build this concrete mega structure in my opinion i feel it's absolutely heart breaking to see all that hard work go down the drain. I hear people talking about the over all integrity of the concrete used to make this bridge and I assure you it gets tested on site multiple times by multiple inspectors from multiple companies before durring and after ever time we pour mud. A bridge was not ment to have massive steal barges slammed into is at hurricane force speeds. So just to clear that up. Actually if you look at the bridge you can see where barges slammed up against the bridge 85% of the way from pensacola to gulf breeze on the Gulf side.... And its only in like 2 places an entire span is missing.... So in reality the concrete faired pretty well .... Snd the bridge did exactly what its designed to do and when it collapsed it did it in sections to prevent the entire thing from falling apart. It's a very sound high quality product that has been produced. The storm did far more damage than anyone could have predicted. Third party company's have been brought in to help complete the work needed to be done to get the repairs completed and the bridge open as soon as possible. People of pensacola should stand behind this company not hate on them . Being one of the largest construction companies in the world they are possibly the only companie that can mobilize the needed goods to get this job done at this point. They have hired 3rd party local company's to help and are doing everything in their power to get the bridge re-opened. Im a pensacola native and in no way do I represent Skanska USA south east division.

[@williammathews6603]

mr brown,youre rite to a point but when you take on project like this dont short cut things like your tug crews,skankas should have the right plan in place for this kind of event an yessir this is hindsight but being around 200ft. barges for 46yrs you respect mother nature,why wasnt the barges taken up escambia river..sounded like a boo boo..

[@maryredden9687]

So. Sorry for Pensacola. We.still.love.fla

[@dougrogillio2223]

Santa Rosa Island is our favorite vacation playground from The Hilton west to Fort Pickens. We drive from Texas each year & were so excited to travel on the new bridge. This just fries my potatoes. You would think, by now, the companies would have learned how to moor a barge for storm surge. Hate this happened.

[@andrewmurphy8724]

What is the problem is the barges were not moored properly by the company tasked with building the new bridge, and then leaving the barges out in the open bay. The ropes used can only handle so much strain before giving way. The original construction company really did not do a proper job of mooring those barges and are mow hurting because of it.

[@abuskirk08]

Skanska need to pay for all the repairs.... and the businesses affected in GB and pensacola Beach. But that will probably put them completely under. Bad catch 22

[@rodneycrenshaw5881]

I was on the bridge that morning headed back toward Pensacola and i was wondering why a tugboat was out there while the wind was picking up.Thats when i notice it was trying to push the barge back outwards and thats when i knew it was time to get off the bridge...Didnt really think about it til i got home and the next day i heard that it took a hit and i just had a feeling and now that i see the pics,i was unfortunately right!!!

[@thomasjanos2030]

Thanks, i used to fish the then old bridge from pensacola side 32+ yrs ago doesnt look the same at all. Used to be able to drive on the old fishing bridge from pensacola but could only walk on from gulf breeze side

[@suzycheek9688]

We just bought a home in Pensacola in April! Guess we’ll be going to Perdido & Navarre beaches!

[@tmat46]

I heard someone say that the Three Mile Bridge has been re-named. It's now the Two Point Nine Mile Bridge.

[@rodneycrenshaw5881]

Lol thats how long it is foreal

[@bruce-dd9wv]

Great footage. Thanks.

[@rickss69]

Forget about weather forecasts...barges or anything on the water needs to be secured at all times.

[@GWLarson11]

Great video...Thanks so much for the information...I imagine that SVANSKA will be paying for a lot of the damage caused by the barges that ended up scatted around the bay area....So, when the tolls are brought back online on the only other bridge, are they going to be lower?

[@ColonelEmpire]

Maybe the weather channels need to pay some pf the costs...

[@VitaminDeeTV]

@@TheBigDanShowAll weather channels can do is put out a prediction on the weather. They are wrong EVERY SINGLE DAY. The weather channel can't be held accountable for a company not telling their crews to expect the worst. That's pure negligence of said company. It's sad all around and I hate that it happened to us...Pensacola and Gulf breeze. We were just getting to a good place and they made so much progress building our bridge for us. One step forward, two steps back...

[@edmundsmith7199]

I used to haul gas to Gulf Breeze, Tiger Point, Navarre, Ft. Walton. Probably 20 years ago, now. Long way around if you have to go the Garçon Point route.

[@JDude-uj3lk]

And now, hurricane Delta is coming our way!

[@paulmartin8271]

WOW !!! Thanks for giving us the unfortunate reality check.

[@alancoppenbarger8580]

Is skanska there working on that bridge.....Jordan use to work for them

[@ioughtab]

I wonder about the over all bridge integrity the way that the concrete seems to just crumble into small pieces looking 1:39 to 2:06 . How much damage was done to the bridge going to Navy base in Bayou Grande? News said a barge blew into the narrow pass into the bayou and hit that bridge wow talk about bad luck for skanska.

[@shanemedlin9400]

The bridge was fine, and it wasn't just the barges that did the damage. Those pre-stressed girders that were loaded on the barges did the damage. They're 75 tons each, if memory serves, and there were six on each barge loaded with them. That's a hell of a battering ram.

[@user-qjvqfjv]

Is it safe to kayak in these waters, or are they too intense for a kayak?

[@tony5006]

You say you cannot go all the way around to get to work in Gulf Breeze due to the costs of travel, is it not feasible to cross the bay by boat just to get to where you're needed?

[@ggood5007]

You showed more damage than previously shown. 6 months my a## for repairs! Good job!

[@jjjthomasson8902]

They need all the 4x4’s Home Depot has to prop that bridge up

[@monstirz]

I used to live in Pensacola in the mid 70 s and lived on Pensacola beach for 6 months. Without a bridge it is a long drive around.., But why not make Ferry s for Gulf Breezes and Santa Rosa Island from Pensacola? At least until the bridge is repaired.

[@scottsoenksen842]

Breaks my heart

[@jonwebster6172]

2 yrs??? No way. And this was not caused by weather this was pure negligence.

[@justinphillips1197]

So you’re a predictor of weather and a seasoned mariner I assume?

[@jimtincher7357]

Now I know why when I used MAPS for getting directions to Pensacola Beach an error was returned saying, "Directions are not available at this time because of current road conditions". Sorry for Pensacola!

[@VitaminDeeTV]

Great video brother!

[@windowsvistasuxalot]

It’s nice and quiet without that noisy bridge for a bit.

[@Brainwavebounty]

If only we didnt have to suffer economical damage for it

[@RossAndersonNM]

Shame.I lived in Ft Lauderdale when Andrew hit,took out Homestead .I lived 1/2 block from the original path of the eye but then it went south and then took out Homestead.

[@fireboy5043]

Thanks Good Raw Footage I have to use the Garz Bridge to Get to Work Now ugghh Dat Suckks Skanza Game Over

[@Cl0ckcl0ck]

What do you do? You fix it asap. Why is nobody working on that bridge?

[@broncosguru]

@The Big Dan Show I do a feature once a week called boating news of the week and I plan to talk about this story in it would you mind if I used 20-30 seconds of your footage in? Of course I would shout you out in the video for letting me do so.

[@JoelBouchillon]

SKANASKA, Get to work!! Fix that bridge!! No more Holidays/weekends/day-off's for you!

[@shanemedlin9400]

The insurance money has to get sorted out first. It's going to cost at least half a billion dollars to rebuild it. Obviously, Skanska is waiting to see if they can get insurance money, because they'll be ruined if they can't.

[@andrewmurphy8724]

Going under that bridge like you did was a bit dangerous. I work on one of the boats trying to fix this major screw up, and we are warned to never allow our boats to go under any part of the bridge that looks remotely dangerous. Safety is a major factor with my work.

[@dmana3172]

Are they still working on the bridge? It had been more than six months now. :(

[@andrewmurphy8724]

@@dmana3172 yes it may take another year to get it back in service.

[@dmana3172]

@@andrewmurphy8724 Oh I see. That's more devastating news. I can't wait to get back on that bridge. I hated traveling on interstate because it's dangerous. :(

[@bruceirvine3962]

There goes the profit margin on this project!

[@randythompson1957]

I worked for Sanska up until last year. They actually started out with 90 million dollars in the hole. Due to the mistakes in bidding the project. This project started out with multiple snake bites. So glad I left when I did.

[@amberrains4332]

Coming to Pensacola and beach homes are really cheap. $500 and under the Airbnb.

[@terib3625]

Somebody dropped the ball. Those things should be secured at all times as if you may have a hurricane.

[@benjaminnowlin9961]

hurricane sally hit one of grandparents and my dad had to do a eight hour trip to help

[@leavemealone300435]

there saying now its going to be 5-6 months before the bridge opens back up

[@casanova419]

Get ready for a property tax increase to cover for that mess.

[@maxinehope278]

Wow !!!!!!!

[@dragonpsytrance]

Since 2016 ! .. was supposed to be complete August 2020

[@madelineg82]

Wow!

[@parker1ray]

Back to the drawing board!

[@johnneedy3164]

Well wont be going that way what a mess

[@heartland96a]

So much destruction that did not need to happen , while the bridges will be completed and rebuilt. , it's going to be years and loads of money spent in courts till then .

[@derail6996]

I've lived in Florida all my life from the Pensacola to Tampa and you never put your trust in meteorologist! Look what Micheal did to Panama City a few years ago or Ivan back in 2004!

[@JohnCicale]

I hope some people were fired for not moving those barges and cranes away from that bridge

[@skswig1]

bout like what happened to De Luna.

[@johnwiggins1385]

Isn't Skanska responsable Under maritime law for the actions of there vessels??

[@franklombardo5066]

Not going too be fishing there soon ....

[@taylormatthews6086]

7 billion is a lot for a c2

[@jugglingthejareses]

Still no bridge

[@williammathews6603]

what a cluster,dont belive everthing that the weather channel tells you ,an as for the bridge builders,your tug opreators should have had a better gameplan for tying up barges an im sure coast guard will find out who an what came up with dumbass idea to anchor barges where they were..skanska well done..

[@johnwiggins1385]

Why aren't they working on the damn bridge, there barge wrecked it. So they need to be fixing it.

[@marty906]

Driving on a bridge built by the lowest bidder... makes you think hmmmmm.

[@thefrontporchcrafter572]

Seems to me the Barges should have been take out of the water or at least been moved away from the bridge . I would charge the people that own the barges. Just sayin Lisa Palmer

[@PrisonersDilemma69]

“Natural disaster, what’re ya gonna do?” How about properly anchor the fucking barges in the first place

[@Cha1933]

😒😪

[@MajTom-wd2yt]

Let's build a bridge in a storm zone that can be destroyed by a runaway barge, that's never happened before on a busy waterway....right? Barge hits bridge 2020 Live with it.