The following work activities are scheduled to occur, weather permitting.
- Beginning Monday, June 13, the contractor will begin underground work in the driveway of The Preserve at Corkscrew (Cypress Shadows Boulevard). Crews will first work in the entrance and the exit will be open to two-way travel. Once this work is complete, the contractor will move to work in the exit and both directions of travel will use the entrance. Work in the entrance is expected to continue for approximately one month.
- Beginning Monday, June 13, motorists using Wild Blue Boulevard should expect two-way traffic to use the community’s entrance (east side). Work in the Wild Blue exit is anticipated to continue through early July 2022.
- During the nighttime hours on Sunday, June 12, crews will be removing the steel plates from the Wildcat Run driveway. Motorists should expect crews working in the driveway and use caution. Crews will be returning at a later date to complete the paver installation and new asphalt.
- Crews continue construction of the bridge/wildlife crossingbetween Wild Blue Boulevard and The Preserve at Corkscrew that will allow animals to cross under Corkscrew Road, similar to the crossing just east of Alico Road. A 10-foot-high fence will be installed to funnel the wildlife to cross at this location. Currently crews are constructing box culverts near the bridge/crossing that convey water under the roadway. Motorists should be aware of vehicles entering/exiting the road in this area.
- Bicyclists should expect the bike lane from Stoneybrook Golf Drive to just east of Wildcat Run to be combined with the travel lane while crews work on the north side of the road.
- Pedestrians must use the temporary walkway on the south side of Corkscrew Road from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Stoneybrook Golf Drive.
- Currently in the area between Wild Blue Boulevard and Cypress Shadows Boulevard (The Preserve at Corkscrew) vehicles are using temporary lanes on the north side of the road to allow crews to work on the south side of Corkscrew Road.
- Turn lanes are currently unavailable at Wild Blue Boulevard and Cypress Shadows Boulevard (The Preserve at Corkscrew).
Crews are installing curb, drainage, and sod, as well as performing earthwork, and relocating utilities. 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 www.corkscrewroadwidening.com or contact Jennifer Dorning by email at Jennifer.Dorning@atkinsglobal.com or by phone at (239) 338-7723.