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by VALERIE KALFRIN
The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA - The U.S. Coast Guard thinks high winds and seas from Tropical Storm Alberto caused a 60-foot work barge to slam into the eastbound lanes of the Howard Frankland Bridge about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Workers closed the right eastbound lane for a few hours to assess the damage, but reopened it by 9:30 a.m., Florida Department of Transportation spokeswoman Marian Scorza said. She had no financial estimate for the damage, which is minor.
Scorza said a contractor hired by FDOT was using the barge to perform small repairs to the bridge’s concrete pilings. The repair project, similar to one at the Courtney Campbell Parkway, began in May.
No one was aboard the barge at the time of the crash. The barge was tied up but got loose from its moorings, Scorza said.
The barge has been leased to M & J Construction Co. of Tarpon Springs, officials said.
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