Lee County MPO’s Citizen Advisory Committee to meet in Cape
Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Citizen Advisory Committee will be meeting on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. at the Cape Coral Public Works Building at 815 Nicholas Parkway E. in Cape Coral. Among the agenda topics is the Burnt Store Road safety recommendations.
The Lee County MPO Citizen Advisory Committee and residents are pushing for urgent safety fixes on Burnt Store Road, focusing on immediate measures like speed enforcement (rubber strips, police presence) and faster implementation of long-term widening projects, citing dangerous conditions, especially for trucks, and its role as a major evacuation route, with recommendations aiming to reduce crashes and manage development growth effectively before full widening.
Learn about the latest transportation planning in Lee County. Agenda topics for the meeting include approvals of a Transportation Improvement Program amendment and the revised Federal and State Priority list, presentations on the freight element and the Old US 41 Project Development and Environment study, and reviews and discussions on the transportation sales surtax option and the Burnt Store Road safety recommendations.
For more information, visit leempo.com.