Bridge fears lead council to delay projects | www.palmbeachdailynews.com

I had a meeting yesterday at Phipps Plaza in Palm Beach which happens to be right next to the north bridge. People in the office where the meeting was taking place were concerned about the fate and future operation of the bridge. The Palm Beach Town Council yesterday agreed to pull back on some other projects in the northern part of the island in case the bridge becomes unusable during the coming summer. Work on the area around the bridge's foundations will begin again in the beginning of May.

Concerns about the uncertain future of the Flagler Memorial Bridge — and resulting traffic snarls should it fail after construction picks up later this year — prompted the Town Council on Tuesday to postpone some construction projects planned for this summer and to watch others closely.
Public Works Director Paul Brazil sounded a word of caution to the council: “Please realize the DOT will be driving piles near the existing bascule span sometime this summer.”
“We may not have a bridge,” he said.