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Project Details
Work Type: Widening
Phase: Construction
Limits: Approximately 3.8 miles on SR 82 from Hendry County Line to Gator Slough Lane
Length: 3.8 miles
County:
Road:
Construction Cost: $52 Million
Start of Current Phase: Late 2024
About

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, designed plans for the segment of SR 82 from the Hendry County Line to Gator Slough Lane in Collier County. Project improvements include: widening from two lanes to four lanes, bridge replacements, the addition of a grass median, a 10-ft. multi-use path, a 5-ft. concrete sidewalk, 5-ft. paved shoulders, and associated drainage improvements. The project corridor is approximately 3.8 miles long and was included in the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study for the widening of approximately 23 miles of SR 82 from Lee Boulevard/County Road (CR) 884 to SR 29 in Lee, Hendry and Collier counties. The study was approved by the Federal Highway Administration on October 23, 2009.

 

Public Involvement

A Public Information Meeting was held from 5 to 7 p.m., October 17, 2018 at the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center located at 2685 SR 29 North, Immokalee, Florida to discuss these proposed improvements.

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Contact Information
Communications Team
Bryn Parsons
239-985-7864
Bryn.Parsons@dot.state.fl.us
For Media Inquiries Only
fdot-d1comm@dot.state.fl.us
RoadWatch
  • SR 82 from the Hendry County Line to Gator Slough Lane: Construction Project:

    • Motorists should expect intermittent southbound and northbound lane closures during the daytime and nighttime/overnight hours throughout the duration of the project.

    • Work consists of bridge construction, adding lanes and reconstruction, milling and resurfacing, drainage, grass median, sidewalk, guardrail, shared-use path, signalization, lighting, and signing and pavement markings.

    • Crews will be performing roadway widening including clearing & grubbing, excavations, and embankment construction on westbound roadway.

    Motorists should use caution as crews work on the roadway. The expected project completion date is late fall of 2026.

Project Documents