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DUCK KEY RESIDENTS WANT ANSWERS AS BRIDGE CONTRACTOR NEARS DEFAULT DATE
It was January 2021 when Monroe County began the first of three necessary multimillion-dollar bridge replacements on Duck Key. Four summers later, while one of the three projects awaits minor finishing touches, the headaches of plywood bridge surfaces, detours and temporary one-way traffic patterns are still a way of life for the island’s residents. And starting this week, those headaches have official dollar signs attached.
INVITE ONLY: MONROE COUNTY TO OPEN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ON SEPT. 23
INVITE ONLY: MONROE COUNTY TO OPEN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ON SEPT. 23. MARATHON, FL— Monroe County cordially invites you to the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the new Monore County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Monday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the west end of the Marathon airport. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held outside of the EOC, and following the ceremony, guests will be invited to tour certain areas of the facility.
MAJOR WATER PROJECT ON ISLAMORADA’S WINDLEY KEY MOVES AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Construction crews are “piping” along U.S. 1 on Islamorada’s Windley Key, with more than 3,600 feet of transmission main successfully placed into the ground. The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority’s (FKAA) second water pipe replacement project began on May 28. Crews will spend about one year installing more than 8,200 feet of new 36-inch steel pipe to carry water down the Keys. They’re working around the clock, Monday through Friday, but they pause work for major holidays and events.
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