Bo’s Bridge is broken

St. Pete Times zeroes in on the Garcon Point Bridge, commonly known in other parts of Florida as “Bo’s Bridge” because for Florida House Speaker Bolley “Bo” Johnson pushed its funding through the state legislature in the 1990s.

“The day it opened in 1999, it had already incurred hefty fines for environmental destruction. Now Bo’s Bridge is broke, and the taxpayers are likely to be stuck with millions of dollars in debt.”

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”