POINT BLANCHE, St. Maarten – Port of St. Maarten – The Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority Corporation is celebrating the Heineken Regatta with national and lagoon authority flags on the causeway by day and green lights by night. The aforementioned were put in place on Thursday and will be in place up until March 10.
The Lagoon Authority is also in the process of completing the road lights from the Airport Causeway round-a-bout heading in the direction of Simpson Bay Village.
The Lagoon Authority on behalf of the St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies wishes the sailors, captains and visitors who came for the Heineken Regatta a safe and happy four days of world class racing and some serious fun.
The Simpson Bay Causeway falls under the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority Corporation.
The Swing Bridge on the Causeway is 220 feet long and weighs 450 tons. The Causeway has a total length of 2493 feet and features a two-lane motorway, a bicycle track, footpaths and two round-a-bouts at the Airport Road near the end of the runway and at Union Road near the border.
PHOTO CUTLINE: National and lagoon authority flags on the Causeway to celebrate the 2014 Heineken Regatta.