Cape council to discuss Burnt Store Road widening project
Lee County floats idea of sharing cost for final phase
Following a triple-fatality traffic crash last week, Cape Coral City Council will discuss the widening of Burnt Store Road at its Wednesday workshop.
Last week, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners said they would like to hold a joint meeting with city council regarding the widening of Burnt Store Road, after council requested the meeting.
With the commissioners already putting forth the effort to widen three phases of Burnt Store Road, Commissioner Brian Hamman said he would like to talk to the city about sharing some of the project cost.
According to the Burnt Store Road PD&E Study, from Van Buren Parkway to the Charlotte County Line the preliminary estimate for the total project cost is $189,855,000. That costs includes a final design, rights-of-way for roadway to be purchased, rights-of-way for stormwater management to be purchased, wetland mitigation, roadway construction and construction engineering and inspection.
During last week’s council meeting, Councilmember Dr. Derrick Donnell encouraged his fellow board members to have some objectives, a specific hope and desired outcome before for the joint meeting with the county.
Councilmember Rachel Kaduk said she is looking forward to the meeting.
“We need to have a plan of action items when we meet with them, not just Burnt Store Road widening, but everything,” she said.
The city council workshop will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in City Council chambers, 1015 Cultural Park Blvd. The meeting is open to the public.
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