Car carriers dropping off and picking up vehicles on Gulf of Mexico Drive has prompted discussion at Longboat Key Town Hall once again.
Months ago, Commissioner Steve Branham got the conversation going by mentioning during a workshop that he saw a car carrier unloading a vehicle on the town’s main thoroughfare, a safety concern that became tragically obvious after a fatal crash involving a car carrier in 2019.
Town Manager Howard Tipton said Gulf of Mexico Drive is simply too busy of a street to accommodate vehicles being unloaded from car carriers…