Does the Gasparilla Island bridge stop traffic too much?

Amber Mills, South Gulf Cove, server: "It slows me down a lot of times for work."

Eddie Navarro, Port Charlotte, boat maintenance: "Yes, it slows me down about 10 minutes every time it opens. That's too much."

Tracy Mills, South Gulf Cove, retail/security: "It doesn't bother me. I haven't caught it open too much and we're on the island all the time."

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Amber Mills, South Gulf Cove, server: “It slows me down a lot of times for work.”

Eddie Navarro, Port Charlotte, boat maintenance: “Yes, it slows me down about 10 minutes every time it opens. That's too much.”

Tracy Mills, South Gulf Cove, retail/security: “It doesn't bother me. I haven't caught it open too much and we're on the island all the time.”

Danny Monica, Englewood, teacher: “As an educator, I have to go out to the island to validate course for Charlotte County students. And they won't waive the $4 toll. That's my problem with it.”

Bob Spaulding, United Arab Emirates, teacher: “I haven't had a real problem with the bridge. Of course, I've just gone under it.”

Danny Monica, Englewood, teacher: "As an educator, I have to go out to the island to validate course for Charlotte County students. And they won't waive the $4 toll. That's my problem with it."

Bob Spaulding, United Arab Emirates, teacher: "I haven't had a real problem with the bridge. Of course, I've just gone under it."