- During daytime hours on Monday, June 5 and Tuesday, June 6, the contractor is scheduled to pave the newly constructed widened roadway (behind the barrels) from the Ben Hill Griffin Parkway intersection to east of Wildcat Run. Motorists should expect travel lanes to be a reduced width in this area while crews complete this work. This work is scheduled, weather permitting.
- During the nighttime/overnight hours, from Monday June 5 through Friday, June 9, the contractor is scheduled to mill the old asphalt and install new asphalt in the travel lanes. This will be a moving operation from the Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy intersection to east of Wildcat Run. One lane is expected to remain open in each direction during this work. Motorists should expect lane shifts around the operation. This work is scheduled, weather permitting.
- The contractor continues installing drainage, performing concrete work and earthwork, clearing & grubbing, and prepping for sod. Motorists should expect construction vehicles and concrete trucks entering and exiting the roadway.
- Crews continue work on the box culvert near the wildlife crossing. This week crews are working on walls of the wildlife crossing/bridge. This work will of be outside of the travel lanes.
- Pedestrians should expect the sidewalk on the south side of the road closed from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Stoneybrook Golf Drive while the Village of Estero constructs the shared use path.
- Left turn lanes from Corkscrew Road are unavailable into Wild Blue Boulevard, Cypress Shadows Boulevard (The Preserve at Corkscrew), Midnight Blue Boulevard, and Bella Terra Boulevard. Left turns are still permitted, however they will be made from the travel lane. Where possible, barrels and other devices have been shifted to allow for as much room as possible for vehicles.
The work activities above are scheduled to occur, however unforeseen underground conditions and weather may affect this schedule.
WORK PERFORMED BY OTHERS:
- GL Homes is actively working in their development site across from Wild Blue Boulevard. Motorists should expect delays and use caution as construction vehicles enter/exit the roadway. On heavy haul days, GL Homes will be providing flaggers to reduce backups on Corkscrew Road.
- The Village of Estero is constructing the shared use path on the south side of the road from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Stoneybrook Golf Drive. The Village is currently designing the path to extend to the east property line of Bella Terra and on the north side of the road to east of Grandezza.
MOTORISTS ARE REMINDED TO OBEY THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. Please use caution and watch for workers and construction vehicles entering and leaving the roadway. Estimated completion is late 2023. Project cost is approximately $23 M. The contractor is Cougar Contracting, LLC. For further questions, please visit the project website at http://corkscrewroadwidening.com or contact Jennifer Dorning by email at Jennifer.Dorning@atkinsglobal.com or by phone at (239) 338-7723.