Captain to Bridge: Take Us to Space

Image credit: FDOT

December 14, 2021 — Today, Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Space Florida, and NASA hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new NASA Causeway Bridge, a $126 million project to build two high-level fixed bridges over the Indian River, providing a new gateway to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

On this project, the current Indian River Bridge over the NASA Causeway will be replaced to support future growth and improve public and commercial mobility, including for transportation of oversized vehicles to launch sites. The design plans include replacing the existing twin bascule bridges constructed in 1964 with new twin high-level bridges.

This bridge is being reconstructed under a partnership between the FDOT, NASA, and Space Florida. The State of Florida secured a $90 million Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant from USDOT. The grant will help to provide part of the funding needs for this bridge project as well as the widening of Space Commerce Way.

Construction of the new spans begins this month. Traffic to and from the Space Center and launch facilities will remain open throughout the project. Motorists should expect to be driving on these new bridges by the end of 2025.

Source: FDOT