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Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice #285640 07/05/2022 06:37 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 549 Beacon, NY SANFILIP OP Traveler OP SANFILIP Traveler Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 549 Beacon, NY https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/causeway-is-closed-to-traffic-til-further-notice

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285641 07/05/2022 06:44 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,797 So. Shore MA. jollymonsrv Traveler jollymonsrv Traveler Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,797 So. Shore MA. That can’t be Good

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285650 07/05/2022 08:48 AM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA Hopefully it'll be a quick fix and not an island time fix.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285654 07/05/2022 09:19 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Wow, that seriously sucks, for those on island. I guess their "fix" that they just did, wasn't so good! Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285659 07/05/2022 09:51 AM Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 194 Ontario, Canada OllieEh Traveler OllieEh Traveler Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 194 Ontario, Canada Hopefully it will be fixed by Sunday. If not what’s the best route to the airport from GC? Through Sandy Ground and around or Cole Bay/Pelican Key? I’ve only been visiting the island since 2016 and the causeway is all I know.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285660 07/05/2022 09:56 AM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 CaribLee Traveler CaribLee Traveler Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 I would go through Sandy Ground primarily to avoid Simpson Bay traffic which can be unpredictable.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285661 07/05/2022 10:06 AM Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 194 Ontario, Canada OllieEh Traveler OllieEh Traveler Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 194 Ontario, Canada Thanks CaribLee. I’ve travelled that way to the airport once when the Bastille Day parade was taking place on Rue de Hollande in Marigot. I’ve never went the other way.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice OllieEh #285670 07/05/2022 11:18 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Yes, I would go through Sandy Ground also. Although frankly, on a Sunday, there shouldn't be too much traffic in Simpson Bay regardless. I do NOT go through Sandy Ground after night, but by day, it's not bad. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Carol_Hill #285671 07/05/2022 11:38 AM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 CaribLee Traveler CaribLee Traveler Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 Yes Carol.....I wasn't thinking about it being Sunday. But like you, I would still go through Sandy Ground. The scenery is better as well.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285673 07/05/2022 12:13 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,680 Likes: 1 M MotownTim Traveler MotownTim Traveler M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,680 Likes: 1 Must have been fun for the cars waiting on the causeway.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285675 07/05/2022 12:35 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA This last May we returned through Sandy Ground. Very slow going with all the pot holes and speed bumps.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285683 07/05/2022 04:08 PM Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 5 Cincinnati, OH davemy Traveler davemy Traveler Joined: Nov 2020 Posts: 5 Cincinnati, OH It's a shame the SXM Island cam is down. It would be helpful to be able to check and see when traffic resumes.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285701 07/06/2022 01:48 AM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,631 Likes: 9 St. Lucia Zanshin Traveler Zanshin Traveler Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,631 Likes: 9 St. Lucia Just think of the poor boats on the French Side with too deep a draft to go through the French bridge (that would be many of them). They are stuck there!

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Zanshin #285705 07/06/2022 09:04 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Zanshin--I think the bridge is now stuck OPEN to boat traffic, although perhaps it's just not locked in place for automobile traffic. Thus not usable for anyone. Not sure. Last edited by Carol_Hill; 07/06/2022 10:41 AM. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Zanshin #285708 07/06/2022 10:29 AM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA The Simpson Bay draw bridge is still opperational.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SXMScubaman #285710 07/06/2022 10:31 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Scuba--Zanshin is talking about a boat that is on the French side of the causeway. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Carol_Hill #285711 07/06/2022 10:49 AM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA SXMScubaman Traveler SXMScubaman Traveler Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 20,105 Likes: 39 Auburn, WA I know but since Causway is stuck open it's not a problem to leave the Lagoon.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SXMScubaman #285712 07/06/2022 11:11 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! As I said when I amended my post, I'm not certain on that. I hope they are able to resolve it soon. I personally thought the Causeway was just a boondoggle when they were proposing it, but it has definitely helped both sides of the island. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Carol_Hill #285713 07/06/2022 11:36 AM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,627 Likes: 8 Kennys Traveler Kennys Traveler Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,627 Likes: 8 The Causeway does a great help to alleviate to traffic heading towards the French side or Cole Bay both ways .

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Carol_Hill #285715 07/06/2022 11:57 AM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 CaribLee Traveler CaribLee Traveler Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 According to the article, the bridge was closing when the malfunction took place. It depends on how close it came to fully closing as to whether boats are able to pass. Would be helpful if we had a photo of its current state.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285716 07/06/2022 12:14 PM Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 CaribLee Traveler CaribLee Traveler Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,305 Likes: 15 Maybe the picture in the article tells us. I've never seen it open and close so I'm not sure what I am looking at.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice CaribLee #285717 07/06/2022 12:19 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! CaribLee--I have seen it open a time or two, but not sure what I'm looking at in the picture either. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285718 07/06/2022 12:34 PM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 18,617 Likes: 4 St Maarten BillandElaine Traveler BillandElaine Traveler Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 18,617 Likes: 4 St Maarten You are looking at a bridge that may be open to marine traffic but no way anything else will get across. The bridge actually lifts and swings when it opens and swing back and lowers when it closes. I expect they will have to send someone from Holland, like they always do. It's too hard. Traffic ebbs and flows. Drove all over Dutch side yesterday am and only had minor traffic. Last night took 40 minutes Cupecoy to The Palms. Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice BillandElaine #285719 07/06/2022 12:41 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! For sure, we know that there is no way that vehicular traffic can use it at the moment. The question currently was whether boats could pass through or not. According to the original story in the paper, folks from Holland are already onsite. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285727 07/06/2022 01:59 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,934 Likes: 1 B Bahston Traveler Bahston Traveler B Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,934 Likes: 1 From photos posted elsewhere, it looks like the bridge has swiveled to roughly 15% open. I don’t think much tall-masted boat traffic will be passing through.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285743 07/07/2022 05:01 AM Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,631 Likes: 9 St. Lucia Zanshin Traveler Zanshin Traveler Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,631 Likes: 9 St. Lucia I was in St. Martin when the bridge was inaugurated and the fireworks were very impressive. I had a rental car at the time and was crossing the bridge when it opened, I was in the 3rd or 4th car from the barrier. I got some nice photos of the bridge opening and then almost closing, stopping with just a couple of inches to go. I waited almost an hour before giving up, turning the car around and going the long way. I gather the bridge didn't reopen until that evening

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Zanshin #285750 07/07/2022 09:03 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Wow, those fireworks are pretty impressive! Thanks for posting! Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285758 07/07/2022 10:54 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy Traveler OhDrinkBoy Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina Any word on if it was fixed yesterday?

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice OhDrinkBoy #285760 07/07/2022 11:33 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! it was not in today's Daily Herald, so I have to assume that it has NOT been fixed yet. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285773 07/07/2022 03:10 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy Traveler OhDrinkBoy Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina If the causeway is closed, what way would you recommend getting to Orient? Years ago, I have gone around and through Sandy Ground. Have also gone through the Dutch side up past Middle Region. Been so long ago, I have no clue on the best way.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice OhDrinkBoy #285774 07/07/2022 03:12 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! ODB--where are you starting out? That makes a difference, whether you have to go through all of Simpson Bay traffic or not. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285775 07/07/2022 03:45 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina OhDrinkBoy Traveler OhDrinkBoy Traveler Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 802 North Carolina Starting at the airport. Arriving Saturday at about 1pm. So, Sandy Ground is an option.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice OhDrinkBoy #285776 07/07/2022 03:49 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Starting at the airport, I would go through Sandy Ground. Otherwise, you have to traverse ALL of Simpson Bay on a Saturday. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285779 07/07/2022 03:58 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,934 Likes: 1 B Bahston Traveler Bahston Traveler B Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,934 Likes: 1 The bridge has re-opened to vehicular traffic.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Bahston #285782 07/07/2022 05:07 PM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Good deal! Thanks. Carol Hill

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice Bahston #285784 07/07/2022 05:24 PM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,627 Likes: 8 Kennys Traveler Kennys Traveler Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,627 Likes: 8 Thanks for the good news.

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice CaribLee #285786 07/07/2022 07:36 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,797 So. Shore MA. jollymonsrv Traveler jollymonsrv Traveler Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,797 So. Shore MA. 👍👏

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285791 07/07/2022 09:43 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,934 Likes: 1 B Bahston Traveler Bahston Traveler B Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,934 Likes: 1 The bridge was closed manually. It has not been repaired. Link

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice SANFILIP #285799 07/08/2022 08:35 AM Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 18,617 Likes: 4 St Maarten BillandElaine Traveler BillandElaine Traveler Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 18,617 Likes: 4 St Maarten Good old Sam and crew cranked it closed. Repair will happen whenever help comes from Holland as no one here knows how to fix it. Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....

Re: Causeway is closed to traffic ’til further notice BillandElaine #285806 07/08/2022 09:01 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! Carol_Hill Traveler Carol_Hill Traveler Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 84,690 Likes: 41 Central Florida! A problem for sailors until it is fixed, but at least the land traffic has resumed! Carol Hill