County MPO to hold public hearing on transportation plan
The Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization Board will hold a public hearing Friday, Jan. 20, at 9 a.m., in Room 118 at the Lee County Administration East Facility, at 2201 Second St., Fort Myers, to consider amendments to the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).
The proposed amendments being considered include the following:
• Amend the Lee County project list to add the two to four lanes widening of Corkscrew Road from east of Verdana Village to the new Kingston Ranch Road in the 2031-35 time frame to address the recently approved Kingston Ranch Development.
• Amend the privately funded project list to add in the new four lane Kingston Ranch Road from Corkscrew Road north to SR 82 across from Eisenhower Boulevard in Lehigh Acres. The project is added to the 2026-30 time frame and is being funded by the developer.
• Amend the Lee County project list to add in the widening of Corkscrew Road from four to six lanes from east of Fire House Lane to Alico Road in the 2036-45 time frame.
• Amend the Lee County project list to add in the new two lane roadway extension of Sunshine Boulevard from 75th Street to SR 80 in the Cost Feasible Plan in the 2036-45 time frame.
• Amend the state and federal funding project list to add in a project line for the Cape Coral Bridge Reconstruction Project to match the federal funding eligibility from potential discretionary funding sources (the funding for the project is shown under the Lee County project list).
• Amend the state and federal funding project list to add in a PD&E study for the I-75/Daniels Rest Area in the 2021-25 time frame that will be funded with carbon reduction funding. The study will look at adding up to 150 truck parking spaces to the facility.
• Amend the Cape Coral project list to add in a PD&E study for SR 78 from Burnt Store Road to 24th Avenue in the 2021-25 time frame to match the funding that they have included in their current year budget.
• Add in language to the Cost Feasible Plan chapter to address the type of projects that can funded with the new carbon reduction funding that is included in the new federal transportation bill.
The LRTP identifies the cost feasible projects for roads, transit and bicycle/pedestrian improvements through the year 2045. Information on the board meeting agenda can be found HERE.
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 the end of the business day on Jan. 19 will be presented to the board members. Public comments may also be made at the board meeting.
Source:Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization