▁wanted ▁another ▁draw bridge . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁construction ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁begin ▁on ▁the ▁high - span ▁bridge , ▁the ▁city ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁Lee ▁County ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁construction . ▁ ▁San ib el ▁claimed ▁that ▁Lee ▁County ▁did ▁not ▁maintain ▁the ▁brid ges ▁properly , ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁to ll ▁re venue ▁for ▁other ▁road ▁projects . ▁ ▁Lee ▁County ▁then ▁file d ▁a ▁counter ▁law suit , ▁claim ing ▁San ib el ▁was ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁construction . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁law suit ▁against ▁Lee ▁County ▁was ▁file d ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁San ib el ▁residents ▁who ▁created ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁called ▁" Save ▁Our ▁Bay , ▁Inc ." ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁law su its ▁delayed ▁construction , ▁and ▁were ▁eventually ▁dismiss ed . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁H urr icane ▁Char ley , ▁a ▁Category ▁ 4 ▁h urr icane . ▁ ▁The ▁cause way ▁received ▁only ▁minor ▁damage ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁carefully ▁ins pected ▁before ▁San ib el ▁residents ▁were ▁permitted ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁brid ges ▁comm enced ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁doll ar ▁to ll ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁six ▁dollars ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fin ance ▁construction . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁sp ans ▁last