Miami-Dade County spent $3M to replace a bridge. The project stalled, leaving one homeowner with $100k in repairs

An effort to replace an old bridge is creating some new problems for a South Florida homeowner. 7News’ Heather Walker investigates.

Kathy Thomas has lived in her Miami-Dade home for decades.

Kathy Thomas: “I bought this house in May, June, right before Hurricane Andrew in 1992.”

Her house survived Hurricane Andrew. But she’s afraid it might not survive a plan to replace a canal bridge just outside her backyard.

Kathy Thomas: “And there’s a crack that goes around the wall here.”

The bridge is on Caribbean Boulevard and crosses the canal between Southwest 103rd Avenue and Southwest 103rd Place. It was built in 1963.

Miami-Dade County announced it would spend $3 million to replace it in 2021.

The county promised it would take a little more than a year to complete.

Kathy Thomas: “Here