The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites the public to a public workshop for the Pine Island Road Shared Use Path Feasibility Study on Pine Island Road from Stringfellow Road to Veterans Memorial Parkway.

This study will evaluate the feasibility of connecting the existing shared use path network and providing a connection between Pine Island, Matlacha, and Cape Coral. In addition, this project will evaluate potential “Complete Streets” elements to be incorporated into the corridor to help provide a safe and viable travel option for all users. For more information, see Pine Island Shared Use Path Workshop Invite April 2024.pdf.

This Public Workshop is being conducted to present the preliminary concepts and provide the opportunity for the public to express their views about the project.

You can participate in two ways: live online or in-person. The same materials will be displayed at both events.

The in-person option is on Tuesday, May 7, anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at Pine Island United Methodist Church at 5701 Pine Island Road NW in Bokeelia. Project information will be available for review and comment. The project team will be available for discussion.

Register in advance for the live, online option HERE which will be on Thursday, May 9 from 6 to 7 p.m. This event will include a viewing of the project information showed at the in-person workshop. There will also be a live question-and-answer component with the project team.

If you are unable to attend the workshop, comments can also be provided through the project webpage swflroads.com/pineislandroad/sharedusepath or by email Steven.Andrews@dot.state.fl.us or mail (FDOT District One, Attn: Steven A. Andrews, 801 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830). While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by May 17, to be included in the formal workshop record. Questions can be answered by calling the FDOT project manager Steven A. Andrews at 863-519-2270.

FDOT is sending notices to property owners, business owners, interested persons and organizations within 300 feet of the project to provide the opportunity to give comments to FDOT regarding this project.

FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. People who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Cynthia Sykes, District One Title VI Coordinator, at 863-519-2287, or email at Cynthia.Sykes@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the workshop. You may also contact Jimmy P. Vilcé, P.E., C.P.M. at 863-519-2293 or Jimmy.Vilce@dot.state.fl.us.

The Florida Department of Transportation may adopt this planning product into the environmental review process, pursuant to Title 23 USC § 168(d)(4), or to the state project development process.