Sarasota OKs Nik Wallenda's Tightrope Walk Over U.S. 41
Nik Wallenda will have to gain approval from Florida Department of Transportation to walk on a wire over Tamiami Trail on Jan. 29.
The only major hoop Nik Wallenda will have to walk through to walk on a wire across U.S. 41 in Sarasota is to get the OK from the Florida Department of Transportation. The Sarasota City Commission approved 5-0 Wallenda's request to walk across U.S. 41 on Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Now it's up to the Florida Department of Transportation to sign off, and it remains to be seen whether FDOT will require Wallenda to be tethered to the wire like he was over Niagara Falls. Commissioner Shannon Snyder requested that the city remove a tether requirement proposed by City Manager Tom Barwin. "Mr. Wallenda should be able to do this without a tether," Snyder said. "It's part of our history here." The commissioner also had high praise …
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Susan
10:41 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
I think you are a brave daredevil . You have a lot of fAith in what you do. And that is what makes you so unique. more ›