OPA chose not to do the "immediate" recommendations and also chose not to proceed with any design work for replacement. The engineering inspection goes back to at least 2011.

The idea of not doing repairs but putting them off until replacement has merit, but not absolute merit... especially given the long time delay. An association member reported a near concrete-block size piece of concrete fell from the underside of a bridge slab into his boat. Repairs to prevent this sort of event and other possible safety related hazards should not be put off for years for any reason.... especially if the reason is saving money.

As you may be aware, a board candidate raised the issue of bridges, and at least one forum member is saying that makes the bridges a political issue and that forum member apparently also believes the only issue is whether the bridge is safe to drive over. Aside from spalling concrete falling on boats, one of the immediate repairs not done was to fix a rotting piece of wood that holds up the sidewalk area of the bridge over the canal.

This is indeed a political issue at an important level, but not with the negative connotation from one forum member; politicians are the only folks who can authorize repairs or replacement. Thankfully at least one politician brought it to public attention, including obtaining the actual bridge inspection reports that the board never made readily available and never discussed in any great detail at meetings. I follow this stuff fairly closely, and I was not aware of the "immediate" recommendations until it became a political issue. I expect until my commentary last week, association members overall had no idea as to the contents of those inspection reports.

Somewhere in the photo area of the forum is an image of an overturned car at the parkway bridge over the canal. If may have happened as a result of the approach fixes deemed for an "immediate" fix.

PS -- Welcome to the forum and to OP.