Beginning Tuesday, (July 6), southbound travel lanes on S.R. 82 will shift to the west at the intersection of S.R. 82 and Colonial/Lee Boulevard. There will be one travel lane in each direction on S.R. 82. Once the S.R. 82 lane shift is complete, then the eastbound travel lanes on Colonial/Lee Boulevard will shift to the north at the intersection of S.R. 82 and Colonial/Lee Boulevard. There will be two travel lanes open in each direction after the traffic shift is completed Friday, July 9. (See attached map.)

Motorists should expect intermittent nighttime lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews restripe lanes and shift traffic. Motorists are advised to use caution driving in this area. Crews will be reconstructing the new northbound travel lanes of S.R. 82 and the new eastbound travel lanes of Colonial/Lee Boulevard as part of the City of Fort Myers’ S.R. 82 Widening Project. This traffic shift is expected to remain in place for approximately six months.

Source: Lee County DOT