If your business goes under because of a temporary road closure, then the road closure just sped things along.
30A Closed at Deer Lake For Bridge Replacement On Oct 30, 2023
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If your business goes under because of a temporary road closure, then the road closure just sped things along.
That's quite an cavalier attitude for a business like Old Florida Fish House that could see 1/2 or less of normal revenues. There are businesses on 30A that require the normal amount of tourist traffic to even cover expenses and make a living. It remains to be seen which ones have enough reserves to miss a season or a year or whatever time it takes.
Not to mention very bad timing for new businesses at Greenway Station or others who are new in the area and finding their legs yet.
There are people staying on the east end of 30A who will never get on 98 to hit points west of the closure. And those who do may not visit anywhere from 395 east to the closure - Angelina's, Cafe Thirty-A, and a hundred other businesses on that stretch will suffer,
Quite often, we go overboard with our assessment of "coming events". As I recall the county employed a temporary bridge when they rebuilt the Draper Lake Bridge. Most likely, they can do that again here.
I would be surprised if they used a temporary bridge. It's just going to suck for a few months. We've been dealing with bridge builds between Grayton and Blue Mountain for years, but now they're all complete. They all took too long and there never was a good time to do them, but they needed to be done.
I remembered we had a temp bridge somewhere west of Grayton. I was thinking it was after one failed.
That was because the old culvert bridge (currently in place at Deer Lake) at Big Redfish failed after a rain event. The temporary bridge was installed after the wash out and was then removed and the road closed while the replacement was installed. People raised hell during that time and claimed there businesses would fail, they did not.
My point is that these businesses have had literal years to prepare for this.
On my comment above regarding Big Redfish, that's when all of this started and the county announced that all of the culvert bridges would be replaced.
Here's the thread from 2013, these replacements were announced in 2014 and have been ongoing. Scenic Hwy 30A Re-opened Between CR 83 and CR 283
It's not cavalier, it's realistic.
Perhaps uncaring is a better word. I care about friends and families who own and work at businesses that will suffer.
Then I would expect you would frequent them to help them out. I've lived through multiple bridge replacements and I remember it not impacting me financially.
I'm curious why your drumming this up into a panic that people will lose their jobs, homes, and businesses?
I have seen firsthand the decrease in business resulting in pain from road closings and I am concerned about my neighbors. I don't know why anyone would dismiss the situation so callously. No need to continue it is clear how you feel.