Lee County DOT advises motorists to be aware of overnight traffic shift on Ortiz Avenue – Cape Coral Breeze

Lee County DOT advises motorists to be aware of overnight traffic shift on Ortiz Avenue  Cape Coral Breeze

Lee County Department of Transportation asks motorists on Ortiz Avenue to use caution starting Sunday night, Nov. 8, into the overnight hours and into Monday morning Nov. 9 as crews shift southbound traffic to the newly constructed lanes just south of S.R. 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) to just north of Colonial Center […] Lee County Department of Transportation asks motorists on Ortiz Avenue to use caution starting Sunday night, Nov. 8, into the overnight hours and into Monday morning Nov. 9 as crews shift southbound traffic to the newly constructed lanes just south of S.R. 82 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard) to just north of Colonial Center Drive.

Northbound traffic will not be affected. The shift is necessary as work nears near completion on the county’s Ortiz Avenue Widening Project, which is a Tier One priority of the Lee Board of County Commissioners. During the overnight hours from 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 to 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 9, crews will shift southbound traffic onto the newly constructed southbound lanes on the west side of the corridor. Northbound traffic will remain in its current configuration. One lane of traffic will be provided in each direction, separated by a median. This will allow crews to perform finishing work on the corridor in advance of opening all four