Reader demand brings you this update. Since our last update much has taken place. The design phase of the Colonial/Lee Boulevard to Shawnee Road segment is scheduled (estimated) to be completed in one year—July 2017. The project schedule that FDOT posted earlier this year shows that construction will begin in fall 2017 and that construction
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Lee County Road Round-Up – Spotlight: Bonita Beach Road Update
Phase III of the Bonita Beach Road widening project may be dead in the water, at least for now. The Bonita Springs City Council has voted to withhold contributing any funds toward the widening of Bonita Beach Road from four lanes to six lanes between Old 41 Road and U.S. 41, according to the News-Press…
Lee County Road Round-Up: Spotlight Homestead Road Update
There have been some developments since the last blog post on the Homestead Road widening project. According to ABC7, funding from Lee County DOT is available for the project to proceed.
It is important to start planning now, as right-of-way acquisition may affect property owners along the segment of Homestead Road running from south…
Lee County Road Round-Up – Spotlight: Homestead Road
Here’s some important news for those of you who own property fronting on Homestead Road. The Lee County Department of Transportation is widening Homestead Road to four lanes. The project will run for 2 ¼ miles, from south of Sunrise Boulevard to Alabama Road. The project will include on-road bike lanes and the addition of
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Lee County Road Round-Up – Spotlight: Bonita Beach Road
If you’ve traveled on Bonita Beach Road, you know it’s been under some construction over the past couple of years. Well . . . the Bonita Beach Road widening project continues to move forward. Lee County DOT is designing the road widening plans for Phase III of the project. Phase III is two miles long…
State Road 82 Widening Update — Alabama Road to Homestead Road
In this post, we will highlight the third segment in the seven-segment, 23-mile long State Road 82 widening project. The third segment runs from Alabama Road to Homestead Road. According to the project’s website, “FDOT is preparing design plans to expand State Road 82 from two to four lanes from Alabama Road to Homestead…
Lee County Road Round-Up, Spotlight: Alico Road
Here are four things to know about the Lee County Department of Transportation’s proposed Alico Road widening project that runs from west of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to east of Airport Haul Road. We learned these when we reviewed the Alico Road Alignment Study Report.
Number 1: Right now, the average daily traffic…
5 Things to Know About Lee County Department of Transportation Road Projects
Number 1: In case you missed it, there are a number of road improvement projects underway in Lee County.
Number 2: To help you keep up with all of the Lee County Department of Transportation’s road projects, I will post updates under the title “Lee County Road Roundup.”
Number 3: The Lee…