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November 12, through November 18, 2009
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Road & Bridge Construction Projects
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Bonita Beach Road - Road Widening Project East of Bonita Grade Drive -The week of February 2, 2009, construction activities began on the widening of Bonita Beach Road east of Bonita Grande Drive. Construction activities are expected to take 6-9 months to complete. Proposed work includes the widening of approximately two miles of Bonita Beach Road from two lanes to four lanes. Work will also include rebuilding portions of the existing two lanes, installation of drainage and relocation of a forcemain. Two travel lanes will be maintained in order not to disrupt the flow of traffic in the area.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Ongoing work on Bonita Beach Road – Construction is ongoing for the widening of Bonita Beach Road east of Bonita Grande. The contractor is planning on switching traffic onto the newly constructed southerly lanes in front of Worthington Community the week of November 9th. This switch is necessary so that the existing roadway in front of the Worthington Community can be demolished and rebuilt.
The lane switch is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday November 11th. As part of the traffic switch, some lane closures with flagmen are planned for Wednesday, November 11th. When the traffic switch occurs, both eastbound and westbound traffic will travel on the newly constructed southerly lanes of Bonita Beach Rd. Please use caution when traveling this section of Bonita Beach road as traffic flow patterns will be changing.
 If you have any questions, please contact Eyra Cash at 533-8562
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Colonial Blvd. at Plantation Rd. Extension (Veronica Shoemaker Blvd) – Turn lane improvements to this intersection started on Monday July 6, 2009. Please use caution when approaching this intersection as men and equipment will be working in close proximity to the edge of the road along with intermittent lane closures. The tentative completion date is end of November, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Rigsby at (239) 533-8513..
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Colonial Blvd (CR 884) Six Laning from I-75 to State Rd 82 (approx. 2.7 miles in length)
Construction activities began on Monday, August 3, 2009. Proposed work consists of widening an existing four lane highway facility, to a six lane urbanized divided highway. This will include the installation of street lighting, signalization, bridge widening and utility modifications. Two 8 foot wide asphalt multi-use sidewalks along the north and south sides of the road will be added.  The tentative completion date is April, 2011.

Utility work will be ongoing around Treeline Avenue on both the north and south side of Colonial Blvd. for the next several weeks relocating utilities. Traffic on Colonial Country Club Blvd. will be detoured to one side of this divided road at the Colonial Blvd. Intersection for utility work this week. Work will be ongoing under the I-75 Bridges along Colonial Blvd. Construction Traffic is heavy, so please drive through the area with caution.
If you have any questions,  please contact Eyra Cash at (239) 533-8562
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Gladiolus Drive Widening from Pine Ridge Road to Winkler Road – Construction activities are continuing on Gladiolus Drive and on Bass Road to widen Gladiolus Drive from 2 lanes to 6 lanes from Winker Road to Bass Road and to 4 lanes from Bass Road to Pine Ridge Road and to widen Bass Road from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from Health Park to Gladiolus Drive.  Motorists are advised that a lane reduction is in place on the westbound approach of Gladiolus Drive to Winker Road.  Construction activities are currently occurring through out the corridor.  Lane closures may occur and will typically be at night time between 7:00 pm and 6:00 am with some work occurring off the roadway during the day.  The tentative completion date is Fall, 2010.

Beginning Monday, November 9, 2009 Hagie Drive will be closed to traffic from Gladiolus Drive south to Forest Knoll Court as part of the Gladiolus Drive Widening project. This closure is necessary to complete underground utility work, pour curb and pave the intersection. Traffic may use Concourse Drive to Duera Mae to access Hagie Drive south of Forest Knoll Court. This closure is expected to last through mid-December.
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Phelan at (239) 533-8594.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Construction on Gunnery Road from SR 82 to Lee Blvd began February 27th and will last 16 months.  This project will cause traffic delays.  Please use an alternate route.
If you have any questions, please contact Randy Cerchie at (239) 533-8580.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Summerlin Rd. from Cypress Lake Dr. to Boyscout Rd. – work continues on widening the
Southbound roadway from north of college to Cypress Lake and on the northbound roadway near Boyscout Rd. Work is underway on the bridge piers and the retaining walls on the overpass at College Pkwy. The dual left turn lanes on College Pkwy have been reduced to single lefts for this phase of the project to allow for the scaffolding to construct the overpass. The tentative completion date on this project is Summer of 2010.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Clarke at (239) 533-8718.  
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Sunshine Blvd at 12th St W – Intersection improvement construction is underway at this intersection. Turn lanes are being added to improve the intersection. Motorists are advised that temporary lane closures may be necessary, and delays are possible. The work is expected to be completed by late December.
If you have any questions please contact Michael Tisch at 533-8110
Road / Bridge Maintenance:
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Buckingham - Lee County DOT Operations will be managing the overlay project for Bridge # 124026 on Orange River BLVD. This project is scheduled to be completed on Thursday, May 8th.There will be lane closures.
If you have any questions, please contact Ehab Guirguis at (239) 533-9400.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Del Prado Blvd. – We will be performing bridge maintenance on the bridge north of Coronado Pkwy. on Del Prado Blvd.. This will be night work starting Oct. 29th until Dec. 3rd on Thursday nights, with lane closures starting at 7:00 pm until 3:30 am.
If you have any questions please contact Doug Busbee at 533-9429.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Lee County DOT Operations will be managing the pipe lining in the following locations:
1- Eaglesmere Dr. on 4/13/20009
2- E. Jasmine Rd. @ Clayton Ave. on 4/14/2009.
3- Oriole Rd. @ Cypress Dr. South on 4/15/2009
There will be lane closures,
If you have any questions, please contact Ehab Guirguis at (239) 533-9400
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Moody Road Bridge- Lee County DOT Operations will be managing the overlay project for Bridge # 124103 on Moody Road. This project is scheduled to be completed by September 6th. There will be lane closures.
If you have any questions, please contact Ehab Guirguis at (239) 533-9400.
Landscaping:
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Summerlin Road – Landscaping – Lee County DOT Operations will be managing the installation of irrigation and landscaping along Summerlin Road, between Sanibel Island and Gladiolus Drive. This project is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2009. Lane closures and traffic impacts may occur.
If you have any questions please contact Bob DeBrock at (239) 533-9425.
Traffic Signal Work:
  No updates at this time.
County-Wide Road Resurfacing:
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Resurfacing various streets countywide began May 5, 2009 and will last for 12 months.
County-Wide Sidewalks Construction:
 

Brantley Rd. will be closed to through traffic overnight Monday, November 16, 2009 to make repairs to a pipe crossing under Brantley Road. A pipe crossing under Brantley Road has deteriorated and must be replaced. The work can be accomplished in one overnight period rather than over a period of several days with one lane traffic for the duration.

The road will be closed at the pipe crossing location between Forest Wood East/New Brittany Blvd. and Forrest Wood West/World Plaza Lane. The closure will from 6:30 pm Monday 11/16/2009 to 6:00 am Tuesday 11/17/2009.

Traffic can approach Forrest Wood West/New Brittany from Summerlin Rd. or Forrest Wood East/World Plaza Lane from US 41 but will not be able to cross through the work area.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Brantley Rd. – Barrier and Sidewalk Project - Work is continuing to install a guardrail along the south side of Brantley Rd. from US 41 to Summerlin Rd. Two culverts that are deteriorating will be replaced and a sidewalk constructed where gaps exist on the north side of Brantley Rd. Traffic will be maintained but may be reduced to one lane intermittently to install the culverts and guardrail. The project is expected to be complete this Fall.
 If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Clarke at (239) 533-8718.
BALLRED1a.gif (1727 bytes) Slater Road Sidewalk – Lee County DOT is constructing a 5’ sidewalk along the east side of Slater Road from Bayshore Road to Mellow Lane. The project began on Monday, April 27, 2009, and is scheduled to be completed in November, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Clarke at (239) 533-8718.