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Tom Bradford
angel@valerin-group.com
ccunningham@townofpalmbeach.com; Gail Coniglio
Flagler Memorial Bridge Traffic Notification Protocol
Thursday, August 24, 2017 5:43:00 PM

Angel:
 
Yesterday, the new bridge malfunctioned again. I assume the bascule portions may have been
inoperable. We noted that when the bridge operations were fully restored the Bridge Tender failed
to contact the Town’s Police Department Communications Center per approved protocol. This
resulted in a delay in notifying the Palm Beach motoring public that the bridge was once again
available to traffic. Can you, or the appropriate person at FDOT, contact whoever is in charge of
supervising the bridge tenders to ensure that they will notify the Town’s Police Department
Communications Center per approved protocol both when the bridge is out of service and when it is
again available to vehicular traffic?
 
Many residents of the Town have signed up for traffic alerts usually issued directly from the Town’s
Police Department Communications Center to avoid road and bridge delays. Therefore, information
about route availability is very important to a large segment of our population.  Anything that you
can do to help is greatly appreciated.
 
Thomas G. Bradford
Town Manager
 
Town of Palm Beach
Town Manager’s Office
360 S. County Road
Palm Beach, FL 33480
Phone: 561-838-5410
Fax: 561-838-5411
www.townofpalmbeach.com