Are persons aware of the second ‘sea storm’. That we may be feeling by weekend?

Looks as if Two bridges will be needed with the second one being the area where the water has cut a eight feet cavern in the road north of the glass window bridge.No use filling it in and disturbing the natural flow of water because that area will always be a problem.as nature take is course.All reclaim wet land areas in the Bahamas should be restored to their natural state.

If the surge was high as 40 feet does it mean you need to build a bridge at least 45 feet high? This will be more dangerous because if the surges hit at that level... so the alternative will be to build a causeway on the sea side, which will also be costly. And so if not now, eventually it will have to become a toll bridge if onl for maintenance.

a causeway with culverts for water drainage would surfice for the second area.

These Out Islands are expensive to a government that only concentrates on the 25 seats in Nassau ................. Just build a toll bridge and charge users $5.00 access. It will pay for itself just like PI Bridge.

It would be unreasonable to charge a toll. Considering $50/day is above minimum wage $10/day (round trip) in tolls for a daily commuter would be a significant burden. Family Islands need more power over there local economies. Each island needs a primary industry and not tourism as it creates a country of servants.

Actually one styled like a bridge above the high water level would be more practical with piling in the area of the old bridge to serve as a breakwater. This willl be tricky considering the force of the waters in that area (that cut an 8 foot deep trench through the road. But at least something that can stop the new bridge getting damaged.

by da time dis bridge finish it ga cost $100 million and da PLP ga be back in power...watch dis. Oban II here we come.

Let me guess, foreign loans from da World Bank, foreign workers/contractors from south america, inferior third world engineering, Bahamian lawyers, loads of politicians and zero transparency or accountability. Remember JFK drive dual carriage way? It started off at $20 million, 15 years later when it finish it was $100 million.

Ain nuttin change. We get swing again.

Ya gat dat right! Any project in which the IDB is involved has as its real motive only one thing: Pushing the Bahamas towards financial collapse and ruination.

Well said observer2. Well said.

1. I think a causeway out into the calm side is a better idea than constantly battling the Atlantic Ocean. If you build a higher arch in the existing area, the supports will still be affected by ocean swells.

2. I like hearing about the mangrove replanting but I hope good research is done as to where to plant them and also in protecting existing growths of natural mangroves. No sense planting a bunch of mangroves on a windward or ocean facing coast.

Instead of a 30m bridge that will always be prone to weather etc.......why not examine the seabed and if possible consider ARTIFICIAL REEF of offshore undersea structure to reduce waves. Dutch zeedrrxee brilliant at land recllaimation.....Chinrse just built island in cpntested sea.....Venetisns built dams to cpntrol high wave acton to slow sinking city......some places have created reefs to generate wave action to encoutage surfers etcetcetc......who knpws what the undersea bed looks like..??

The "shelf" cuts far into Eleuthera in the area of the Glass Window so there is very deep water only a few feet offshore. Therefore ocean energy travels closer to the land unhindered in this area. 900ft deep is a lot to build up a reef from :)

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Hope they make this one out of glass. I remember being very disappointed as a kid when i saw the bridge.

BOL ....... U misunderstood what the "glass" actually was ....... many did!!!

@Islandboy242242...thanks. I was there a couple of times. There is some type of reef 400ft?? further out running parallel which seems to affect these huge gusts to the 900 ft part next to yhe bridge. Anyway das fer der high pay consultants to figgure out.

Cool yea, just hope they do something with sense. Think that depth chart is in meters. Could always just setup a pier to fish from for Tuna/Wahoo while we're at it :)

That Glass Window Bridge site is a PERFECT place to set up a hydroelectric plant for Eleuthera .......... It may produce enough renewable energy to share with other islands .......... That is where this conversation needs to be heading ........ Building a mere bridge may be a waste of valuable public funds (that must be borrowed anyway).

......yess.,!!!...and there aree even diving championships bringing in international divers just like Deans Blue hole.....hotel ??.?wjhatever is done 30 million is a lot of money ...when travellers can already use a ferry service to bypass the bridge....now you hav a extra island ....Lutera north an Lutera south.....govt probalby dont hav da money to change the maps....so we hav to hav a new bridge...