1500 Monroe Street
CONTACT:
Kris Cella, Cella & Associates, Inc.
239- 337-1071 FAX: 239- 337-1076
kcella@cella.cc
and
Public Hearing at 6:30 PM
Bonita
Springs Community Center, 10520 Reynolds Street, Bonita Springs, Florida
Fort Myers, FL, April 5, 2002 - The
Lee County Department of Transportation will conduct a Public Workshop between
5:00 PM and 6:30 PM and the City of Bonita Springs will conduct a Public Hearing
at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Bonita Springs Community Center
at 10520 Reynolds Street, Bonita Springs, Florida. The purpose of the Public Workshop is to present the
southerly alignment alternatives for the Three Oaks Parkway Study, receive
public comment and answer questions about the project. Informational displays
about the study will be available for review and representatives from the Lee
County Department of Transportation will be there to answer questions. The Public Workshop will be followed by a City of Bonita
Springs City Council Public Hearing to discuss the alternatives and receive
public comment.
The Public Workshop and Hearing will focus on the study area
for the southerly alignment alternatives from north of Wagon Trail to south of
East Terry Street and west of Matheson Avenue to east of Imperial Street.
The four-lane roadway design includes a 150-foot right-of-way, which will
have two curbed 11-foot travel lanes, a 4-foot bike lane in each direction,
sidewalks and landscaping. The
design speed for the roadway is 45 miles per hour.
The alignments are referred to as the East Alignment, the
West Alignment and the Loop Alignment. There
are eleven total alternatives within these alignments.
The purpose of the Three Oaks Parkway corridor is to move traffic north
and south, serve as a north-south alternative to Interstate 75 and provide
neighborhood access to Bonita Springs. Several
factors were used to evaluate the alternative alignments including costs,
environmental factors, safety considerations and social impacts based on costs
for acquiring properties.
The public is invited to attend the Workshop and the Hearing
to provide their input. The map
below shows the approximate study area of the East, West and Loop Alignments for
the Southerly portion of the Three Oaks Parkway project.