{"id":11432,"date":"2016-04-05T10:37:04","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T17:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=11432"},"modified":"2016-04-11T09:55:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T16:55:41","slug":"cycling-around-with-the-county-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/cycling-around-with-the-county-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"CYCLING AROUND WITH THE COUNTY MAYOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

On Monday, February 29, the historic Venetian Causeway was re-opened.\u00a0 <\/span>Originally built in the 1930s the Venetian Causeways connects downtown Miami to the residential Venetian Islands and then continues on to Miami Beach.\u00a0 <\/span>The 90-year-old structure had become weak and dilapidated. Metal plates had patched parts of the bridge deck after a bus got stuck when a small hole opened up in March 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

Construction had been going on since June 2015, and thus access on both sides of\u00a0the bay was cut off.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mayor, County Commissioner Sally A. Heyman, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine, City Commissioner Frank Suarez. Miami Beach Manager Jimmy Morales and other appointed officials, cyclists and running enthusiasts welcomed the re-opening.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a complete $12.4 million reconstruction of the westernmost stretch of the Venetian Causeway, the scenic route across Biscayne Bay opened up to vehicular traffic on Monday afternoon, but first, it was opened for cyclists to enjoy\u00a0the view first. <\/span><\/p>\n

Mayor Gimenez was quick to note that the repairs were done on time and\u00a0under budget.
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