The Causeway, Bermuda by Hurricane Fabian, the Bermuda Government began investigating alternatives to simply repairing the causeway after each storm knocked it out. These alternatives include an underwater tunnel, a true bridge and constructing additional roadways, such as through Coney Island and Ferry Reach parks. Public meetings on these plans began in October, 2006. By February 2010, however, plans to replace the causeway had been abandoned, and the issue was a touchy subject when raised in the Senate of Bermuda. The Causeway, Bermuda The Causeway is a narrow strip of reclaimed land and bridges in the north of Bermuda linking Hamilton Parish on
Ireland Island, Bermuda the main island, and Powell was banished to the island (which at that time was uninhabited) by the colonial governor. During the 18th century the Royal Navy bought part of the island to use for a lighthouse and dockyard. The lighthouse was never built, but the dockyard became a strategically important one for the navy during the wars of 1812-15, and was occupied until 1952 (with a token force remaining until 1995). The North island was home to a Royal Navy Wireless Station from 1939–49, later to become the transmitter location for CFS Bermuda during the 1960s. Ireland Island, Bermuda