Island projects on agenda for county MPO public hearing
The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization Board will hold a public hearing on March 22 at 9 a.m. in Room 118 at the Lee County Administration East Building, at 2201 Second St., Fort Myers, to consider several agenda items.
The items that the board will consider include the following:
– Amend the FY 2023-24 through FY 2027-28 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to add new projects funded by state appropriations, grant funding and local funding. The projects being added include the following:
— FPN 454167-2 – FTA Section 5310 capital funding for Hope Hospice and Community
Services in the total amount of $531,033.
— FPN 454304-1 – FTA Section 5324 capital funding for fixed route service in the total amount of $6,329,302.
— FPN 4419423 – Right-of-Way phase for the SR 31 from SR 80 to SR 78 widening project in the amount of $30.05 million.
— FPN 4528161 – Construction funding for the repair of Sanibel Shared Use Path in the amount of $1,150,000.
— FPN 4528191 – Design funding for the East Periwinkle Bridge replacement in the amount of $750,000.
— FPN 4528291 – Construction funding for Sanibel Causeway corridor repairs in the amount of $17,369,890.
— FPN 4532411 – Construction funding for miscellaneous bridge and road repairs in Lee County in the amount of $5,127,000.
— FPN 4529661 – Planning funding for the SUN trail facility connection between Hanson Street at Palm Avenue to Littleton Road and US 41 in the amount of $600,000.
— FPN 4528331 – Construction funding for a round-a-bout at the Pine Island Road and Stringfellow Road intersection in the amount of $2,800,000.
— FPN 4528351 – Construction funding for Matlacha corridor repairs in the amount of $3,240,556.
— FPN 4528361 – Project Development & Environment funding for the Big Hickory, Little Carlos and New Pass Bridges in the amount of $8,000,000.
— FPN 4529561 – Construction funding for Estero Boulevard from Times Square to the Big Carlos Bridge in the amount of $1,500,000.
— FPN 4472411 – Bridge replacement funding for the Little Pine Island Bridge in the amount of $11,228,019.
– Amendment of the 2023-24 Unified Planning Work Program (the budget) to include funding for a CR 951 extension feasibility study east of Interstate 75.
– Approve revisions to the federal and state funded roadway project priority list to include the next unfunded project phases for the SR 78 from Burnt Store Road to West of US 41 project and the US 41/Bonita Beach Road intersection improvement project.
The agenda will also include presentations from the Florida Department of Transportation about the functional classification changes and US 41 Caloosahatchee Bridge project, as well as a presentation by TPL regarding the Rail Trail agreement.
For the agenda or more information, visit www.leempo.com.
Hard copies of the documents are available by contacting the MPO offices at 239-244-2220. Written comments may be submitted to dscott@leempo.com, faxed to 239-790-2695 or mailed to P.O. Box 150045, Cape Coral, FL 33915-0045. Written comments received by 5 p.m. on March 21 will be presented to the board. Public comments may also be made at the meeting.
To reach LEE COUNTY METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION BOARD, please email