Now that construction of the new Liberty Memorial Bridge has begun, these buoys line the area north of the existing bridge and south of the construction zone. Boaters and PWC riders are asked to slow down through these areas.

It’s good to see construction of the new bridge underway; when they first tried to get this project off the ground, nobody answered the bidding process. I’m told it was a combination of volatile steel prices, concrete availability, and crew availability. Not only were raw materials in high demand with prices changing rapidly; all the crews were busy in the gulf coast region, repairing hurricane damage. Finally a builder came through, and we’re proceeding.