Fort Myers Road Watch Update

Fort Myers FL

30 April, 2021

8:44 PM

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From the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce: City of Fort Myers Engineering Division 2200 Second Street Fort Myers, FL 33901 (239) 321-7445 Road Watch Update April 29 – May 05, 2021 Coconut Drive – Speed Hump Installation Beginning May 3 through May 7, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., the block of Coconut Drive, between Irwin Street and Silvestre Drive, will be closed to through traffic for construction of a new speed hump. Local traffic will be accommodated. Other motorists, please follow detour sign directing traffic to use Braman Avenue, via Irwin Street and Silvestre Drive. Bay Street Utility Relocation Project The City of Fort Myers is relocating the electric and cable lines from the overhead poles to underground on Bay Street from Hendry Street to just west of Dean Street. Bay Street Intermittent Closures from Dean Street to Lee Street Motorists should expect intermittent closures to vehicular traffic on Bay Street from Dean Street to Lee Street Sidewalks will remain open during street closures. Motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists should expect delays and use extreme caution. Linhart, Magnolia and Holly Utility Rehabilitation Project The City of Fort Myers is scheduled to replace water mains and sanitary sewer pipe and install some storm drainage on the following roadways: • Linhart Avenue (Cortez Boulevard to US 41 • Magnolia Street • Holly Road • McCann Street • Maple Avenue • Hanson Street (just east of Holly Road to Sunset Road and Nelson Street to US41) • Sunset Rod (Linhart Avenue to Hanson Street • Sanders Street (Linhart Avenue to Hanson Street • Hanson Street (just east of Holly Road to Sunset Road and Nelson Street to US 41 Linhart Avenue Linhart Avenue closed to through traffic from Cortez Boulevard to Nelson Street while crews continue underground utility installation. Magnolia Street Magnolia Street from Linhart Avenue to Hanson Street will be closed to through traffic while crews install underground utilities. Holly Road Holly Road from Linhart Avenue to Hanson Street will be closed to through traffic while crews install underground utilities. McCann Street McCann Street from Linhart Avenue to Hanson Street will be closed to through traffic while crews install underground utilities. Sunset Road Sunset Road from Linhart Avenue to Maple Avenue will be closed to through traffic while crews install underground utilities. Nelson Street Nelson Street from Linhart Avenue to Hanson Street will be closed to through traffic while crews install underground utilities. Local traffic will be accommodated. Through motorists should follow posted detour signs. Residents and businesses may need to access your property from a different direction. Some sidewalks may be closed during the project. Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists should use caution and be aware of construction equipment and vehicles entering/exiting streets in the project area. This schedule may be subject to change due to inclement weather and unforeseen underground conditions. For more project information, contact the City's public information consultant, Cella Molnar & Associates, Inc. at 239-337-1071 or via e-mail to [email protected]. FDOT Pedestrian Safety Construction Project on US 41 from Winkler Avenue to SR 82/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard entails installing and relocating utilities and constructing medians on US 41/Cleveland Avenue from Winkler Avenue to SR 82.  Motorists should expect Ricardo Avenue closed on the west side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue.  Motorists should expect Hanson Street closed on the west side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. Road Watch Update Updated April 29, 2021 Motorists – Please Use Caution When Traveling in Work Zone Areas • Motorists should expect Hanson Street as a right-in/right-out only travel pattern on the east side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. • Motorists should expect Linhart Avenue closed on the west side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. • Motorists should expect Passiac Avenue closed on the west side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. • Motorists should expect Coronado Road closed on the west side of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. • Motorists should expect side road closures from Winkler Avenue to Victoria Avenue throughout the duration of the project. • Motorists should expect intermittent northbound and southbound lane closures and detours on US 41/Cleveland Avenue during daytime and nighttime/overnight hours Monday through Friday throughout the duration of the project, weather permitting. Additional work includes: Installing drainage structures, pedestrian signals, upgrading signals and lighting, and resurfacing existing highway. The project will be constructed in three segments. Each segment will have the majority of construction completed prior to moving to the next segment. Construction will begin on the first segment from Winkler Avenue to Carrell Road. Crews will work on the west side of the road initially and when that work is completed, they will shift to the east side of Cleveland Avenue/US 41. The expected project completion date is the end of spring 2022. For additional information, contact the Public Information Consultant for the project, Kris Cella, at 239-337-1071 or [email protected]. The Contractor is Ajax Industries of Florida, LLC. Ortiz Avenue, Fort Myers: Lee County Department of Transportation will be working in the shoulder on Ortiz Avenue from Palm Beach Blvd to Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Work will begin on Wednesday, May 5 and continue through Wednesday, May 12, 2021. There will be daytime lane closures from 9:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. Flaggers will be providing traffic control. For further information, please call JD Geisler at (239) 533-9400. Plantation Road between Colonial Blvd & Idlewild Street, Fort Myers (ROW2021-00076): Mitchell & Stark will be performing roadway improvements, including installing a driveway access to the cell tower on Metro Parkway, beginning Monday, April 26, 2021 and continuing through May 21, 2021. The outside through-lane for southbound traffic on Plantation Road will be subject to periodic lane closures between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. For further information, please contact Chris Anderson at (239) 597-2165 or via e-. Mitchell & Stark Construction Co. Inc. will provide maintenance of traffic services. Plantation Road between Colonial Blvd & Idlewild Street, Fort Myers (ROW2020-00469): Mitchell & Stark will be constructing a left-turn lane for a future residential development beginning Monday, April 26, 2021 and continuing through May 14, 2021. The left turn-lane for northbound traffic on Plantation Road will be subject to periodic lane closures between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on weekdays. For further information, please contact Chris Anderson at (239) 597-2165 or via e-mail at [email protected]. Mitchell & Stark Construction Co. Inc. will provide maintenance of traffic services. Street Light Maintenance: The week of Monday, April 26, 2021 through Friday April 30, 2021 and Tuesday, May 4, 2021 through Friday, May 7, 2021: Lee County DOT Traffic will be performing street lighting maintenance on SR-80/Palm Beach Blvd from Prospect Ave. to SR31/Babcock Ranch Road. Motorists are urged to use extra caution, as there will be intermittent lane closures in the eastbound and westbound outside lanes from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. For further information, please contact Ryan Kirsch at 239-896-9074. Street Light Maintenance: On Saturday, May 8, 2021 and Saturday, May 15, 2021, Lee County DOT-Traffic will be replacing streetlights at the following locations: • Colonial Boulevard/Midpoint Bridge/Veterans Parkway from Summerlin Road to Country Club Boulevard: Motorists should use caution, as there will be intermittent lane closures in the eastbound and westbound inside lanes from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. • Colonial Boulevard westbound off-ramp to McGregor Boulevard. Motorists should use caution, as there will be intermittent lane closures in the westbound inside lane from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. • McGregor Boulevard eastbound on-ramp to Colonial Boulevard. Motorists should use caution, as there will be intermittent lane closures in the eastbound inside lane from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. For further information, please contact Ryan Kirsch at (239) 896-8074. SR 739/Metro Parkway from Winkler Avenue to Arc Way: Maintenance permit project: Motorists should expect intermittent outside southbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews install utilities, weather permitting. Motorists should expect slow moving traffic and possible delays. Motorist should use caution as crews work in the roadway. SR 82/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Knight Street to Palm Avenue: Maintenance permit project: Motorists should expect the inside westbound lane closed from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday, April 19 while crews inspect the roadway, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution as crews work in the roadway. SR 80/Palm Beach Boulevard from Riverside Drive to US 41: Maintenance permit project: Motorists should expect intermittent westbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews replace power poles, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution and expect delays.Road Watch Update Updated April 29, 2021 Motorists – Please Use Caution When Traveling in Work Zone Areas I-75 at Colonial Boulevard: Construction project: Crews begin construction on the I-75 at Colonial Boulevard Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) Project. Other improvements along Colonial Boulevard include a Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) at the intersection of Six Mile Cypress Parkway/Ortiz Avenue and a Superstreet intersection at the Colonial Boulevard/Forum Boulevard intersection. I-75 will also be widened to provide an auxiliary lane in each direction from Colonial Boulevard to SR 82/Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The off-ramps at Colonial Boulevard DDI and the northbound off-ramp at SR 82 will have emergency stopping sites. • Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on I-75 and the on and off ramps at Colonial Boulevard during nighttime/overnight hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through the duration of construction. • Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on SR 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) through the duration of the construction. Drivers should exercise caution and be aware of construction vehicles entering and exiting the roadway through the duration of the project. The expected completion date is mid-2024. The contractor is Ajax Paving Industries of Florida. SR 80/Palm Beach Boulevard from Marsh Avenue to I-75: Maintenance permit project: Motorists should expect intermittent westbound lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, while crews replace utilities, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution as crews work in the roadway. State Roadways (US 41, SR 31, SR 78, SR 80, SR 82, SR 739, SR 865 and SR 867): Maintenance contract project: Crews are sweeping curb and gutter on state roadways and bridges. Motorists should expect lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting. Motorists should expect slow moving traffic and possible delays. State Roadways (US 41, SR 31, SR 78, SR 80, SR 82, SR 739, SR 865, and SR 867): Maintenance contract project: Crews are restriping the state roadways and bridges. Motorists should expect lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting. Motorists should expect slow moving traffic and possible delays Special Events May 2021 May 1, 2021 Millennial Brewing Company will host the Mexican Food Street Fest on Saturday, May 1st from 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Royal Palm will be closed from Second Street south to Thompson Street from Saturday morning at 8:00 am until Saturday 10:00pm. Please watch for detour signs to take you around road closures. National Day of Prayer- The National Day of Prayer will be Celebrated on Thursday, May 6th on the steps of the County Courthouse. The ceremony starts at 12:00pm until 1:00pm. Main St. from Broadway to Monroe will be closed from 11:30pm to 1:15pm. This press release was produced by the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.