ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — More than a year after Hurricane Milton battered the Sunshine Skyway Bridge fishing piers, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a construction and repair project that anglers and ...

Fri, March 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC Part of the Manatee side of the pier has been closed since October due to Milton damage. "This has been a major place for a lot of people, a major iconic fishing ...

DeSantis said the south pier will be replaced with a new structure built next to the damaged one. He added that the north pier will be improved to extend its lifespan by two decades. DeSantis said the ...

A new pier will be built on the south side of the bridge and the Pinellas side’s pier will receive structural improvements. The Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge is shown in this 2024 file photo. Gov.

The state of Florida will soon reconstruct the Sunshine Skyway fishing piers, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced. At a news conference Thursday in Bradenton, where DeSantis signed two environmental bills ...

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