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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will invest $100.9 million to widen and enhance 11.8 miles of road across four projects near Fort Myers. The projects are a part of the state’s Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, a $68 billion five-year plan to capitalize on critical transportation infrastructure projects across the state.
The first project consists of FDOT spending $45 million to enhance a stretch of State Route 29. The roadway currently features a 12-foot lane in each direction and a 4-foot shoulder on either side. The project will widen approximately 3 miles of the road to add another travel lane on either side. Plans include installing paved 4-foot inside shoulders, 10-foot paved outside shoulders and a 30-foot grass median. Construction is expected to begin in 2026.
FDOT will spend $35.9 million to improve the next 3.4 miles of SR 29. The project will build a signalizes intersection alongside a four-lane divided roadway and 12-foot shared use paths on both sides. Plans also include installing emergency and pedestrian actuated signals for a local fire station, a 22-foot median and improved drainage. Construction is estimated to begin in the spring of 2027.
The agency will use an additional $16 million to widen another 3.1 miles of the roadway. The project will expand the road to four lanes, with two 12-foot travel lanes on either side. In addition, FDOT will install a 40-foot grass median, stormwater ponds and realign an intersection along a private road. While the project is in the design phase, a construction date has not been released.
The last project covers a $4 million, 2.3 mile stretch of road. FDOT will widen the road to a four-lane divided highway. Plans include building curbs and gutters on either side of the 12-foot travel lanes, a 22-foot median, shared use paths on either side and a series of drainage improvements. FDOT has not released a start of construction date for this project.
FDOT will build the projects in Immokalee, approximately 35 miles southeast of Fort Myers.
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