Road Closures

First Street from Seaboard Street to Fowler Street is now accessible to one lane of westbound traffic.  One 12-foot travel lane will be open for through traffic.  The current detour for SR 80 traffic traveling to downtown Fort Myers remains in place.  MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO CONTINUE USING THE DETOUR while crews complete the work on First Street. 

First Street from Seaboard Street to Fowler Street remains a construction work zone.  Motorists are advised to STAY ALERT, USE CAUTION and BE AWARE of workers and equipment in the roadway.  Law enforcement will be monitoring the area and enforcing the posted 25 MPH SPEED LIMIT.   fines will be doubled for traffic violations in the work zone.
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Detour:

Second Street from Park Avenue to Seaboard Street has been reversed from eastbound lanes to westbound lanes.  Seaboard Street from Second Street to Palm Beach Boulevard is now a two-way street.  This phase of traffic changes will allow westbound SR 80 traffic to travel into downtown Fort Myers while First Street is closed.   First Street from Fowler Street to Seaboard Street will be closed until early 2008 while utilities in that area are replaced.

Palm Avenue is now a one-way street (two lanes northbound).  Motorists need to follow traffic signs.  Fort Myers Police Department has been redirecting traffic northbound on Palm Avenue.  Currently, FMPD is offering an informational warning, but will soon begin to issue traffic citations.  Several “one-way” and “wrong way” signs have been added to Palm Avenue.  Directional pavement arrows and additional detours signs are also being added. 

Motorists traveling over the Edison Bridge to North Fort Myers can use Second Street or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to access Evans/Park Avenue and the Edison Bridge.