Following a report that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) had begun inspections of the Walt Disney World monorail system, the Department has offered more details about the work it has done so far. As a reminder, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis teamed up with Republican lawmakers to craft a bill that narrowly targeted Walt Disney World for inspections after Disney spoke out against the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The result was a new law that gave FDOT oversight of the Walt Disney World monorail system.

According to an FDOT spokesperson, the Department is taking its time with the inspections given that this is the first time that the Department has had oversight of the system. FDOT says that safety is a top priority. The Department says that FDOT’s engineering teams have met with Disney’s technical teams to initiate the process of inspecting the 14-mile-long monorail structure. FDOT has reviewed documentation from Disney including past maintenance and inspection processes and statuses, as well as safety manuals.

As they do with hundreds of structures around the state, FDOT’s Structures Maintenance Office, has begun the required field inspections of the monorail structure. The Department continues to work with Disney on necessary information for the non-structural portion of the fixed guideway system.

FDOT says that inspections of bridges and other structures are performed on a biennial basis.

BlogMickey.com has reached out to Disney World but we have not received a response.

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