Roadwatch Update – 11/18/22
• Burnt Store Road from Tropicana Parkway to Pine Island Road: This project consists of widening Burnt Store Road to four lanes. The project also includes construction of a new bridge over Shadroe Canal, drainage installation, and lighting. Motorists should expect intermittent Northbound and Southbound lane closures during nighttime/overnight hours, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution while driving in the area. This south segment from Tropicana Parkway to Pine Island Road costs $13.6 million. The contractor is Wright Construction. The project is expected to be completed by Early 2023. Motorists should expect a new traffic pattern where the northbound traffic will be shifted onto the newly constructed lanes. For questions, please contact Lisa Macias at 239-337-1071.
• Lee County RWA -Crystal Drive (Plantation Road to US 41) Water Main Improvements (ROW 2022-00020: Beginning April 4, 2022, contractors for Lee County will install new water main beginning on the west side of Planation Road just south of the roundabout with Crystal Drive. Then install the water main on the south side of Crystal Drive from Plantation Road to US 41 to tie into a connection point on the east side of US 41 just south of Crystal Drive. Crews will also install water main from a connection point on the east side of US 41 near 12499 Cleveland Ave. (PDQ). Then continue east to Austin Street and west under US 41 to the north side of Brantley Road and tie into a connection point between Pine Grove and Brantley Pines driveways. Crews are expected to work 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. This project is expected to be completed in summer 2023. Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists should use caution and be aware of construction equipment and vehicles entering/exiting streets in the project area.