FDOT provides update on causeway project
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reported that crews are completing the final items west of the toll plaza for the Sanibel Causeway. The 35 mph speed limit has been restored west of the plaza; reduced speed limits remain enforced east of the plaza. Pedestrians are not permitted on the causeway.
The following work activities are scheduled to occur. However, unforeseen conditions and weather may affect the schedule:
– Motorists should use extreme caution as crews complete the final work activities very close to traffic in the shoulder of the causeway travel lanes.
– The contractor continues work to restore the staging area at Punta Rassa in preparation for handing the area back over to Lee County later this summer.
– Motorists are advised that when traveling on island, Bay 3 remains closed for Lee County to continue to work on the toll equipment.
– The contractor is installing signage east of the toll plaza.
All users are urged to be courteous and pay attention as bicyclists share the road on the causeway and vehicles are entering and existing at the public beach access points of the Causeway Islands Park.
For more information, visit www.swflroads.com/SanibelCauseway or contact Jennifer Dorning at Jennifer.Dorning@dot.state.fl.us or 239-338-7723.