Lee County Department of Transportation
1500 Monroe Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
                       
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Kris Cella, Cella & Associates, Inc. Kcella@cella.cc
               (239)337-1071 FAX (239)337-1076

SANIBEL DRAWBRIDGE REPLACEMENT STUDY COMMUNITY MEETING TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

Informational Television Broadcast to Begin Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at 8 p.m.

Fort Myers, FL, August 29, 2003 - The Lee County Department of
Transportation (DOT) announced today the following opportunities for the
public to give their input on the Sanibel Drawbridge Replacement Study.  A
Community Meeting will be held on Sanibel on Tuesday, September 23, 2003
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sanibel Community Center, 2173 Periwinkle Way.

The updated costs and documents prepared for the Reevaluation Study of
Bridge A will be available for review and comment.  Computer generated
renderings of the three replacement alternatives for Bridge A and aesthetics
options for the entire causeway improvements project will also be available.
The public is encouraged to view enhancements such as open railing, concrete
colors and decorative textures that are being considered for the project
design.  Renderings of the proposed toll plaza will also be on display at
the Community Meeting.

Comcast Cable will broadcast a 15-minute informational slide show on the
Sanibel Drawbridge Replacement Study on the Lee County Government Channel,
Comcast Cable Channel 11, beginning Wednesday, September 3, 2003.  The show
will be broadcast Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 5 p.m.