FDOT provides update on causeway project
The Florida Department of Transportation reported that crews have moved traffic to the permanent lanes on the Sanibel Causeway. The causeway islands surrounding the temporary roadway are an active work zone and closed to public access, including from the water. Expect limited work activities over the holidays. No new lane closures are scheduled.
The following work activities above are scheduled to occur. However, unforeseen underground conditions and weather may affect the schedule:
EAST FROM TOLL PLAZA
– Motorists should continue to expect the outside eastbound travel lane of McGregor Boulevard to remain closed from the toll plaza to approximately 3/4 miles east. The shoulder on McGregor remains fully closed to access. Crews were scheduled to pave the area last week. The contractor is scheduled to stabilize the shoulder in early 2025.
– Outside of the holidays, motorists can continue to expect temporary daytime flagging on McGregor, both eastbound and westbound from Shell Point Boulevard to Punta Rassa Road, for crews to move equipment and materials as necessary.
WEST FROM TOLL PLAZA
– Crews will begin removing the barrier wall along the Causeway Islands in preparation for final asphalt. The Causeway Islands Park remains closed to public access.
– Lee County is installing a post and rope system to temporarily delineate pedestrian traffic on the Causeway Islands during the upcoming recreational facility reconstruction.
– Motorists should expect traffic to be intermittently stopped at the staging area entrance as equipment crosses the road with materials for work on the south side of McGregor and on the south side of the toll plaza.
– The westbound merge location is west of the toll plaza. Motorists are urged to use caution and obey the 20 mph speed limit. Construction vehicles and equipment continue to enter/exit the staging area near the location.
– Crews continue work in the area of the off-island U-turn under Span A.
Many oversized vehicles are crossing the causeway to assist with recovery efforts on the island. Please be patient as travel may be slower than usual. Bicyclists are encouraged to utilize another mode of transportation to travel the causeway and pedestrians are not permitted on the causeway. Motorists are reminded to obey the posted speed limit of 20 mph throughout the work zone.
For more information about the project, visit www.swflroads.com/SanibelCauseway.