Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are producing a series of stories about traffic in Southwest Florida. We are calling our special coverage “Traffic Week” and today we have a perspective from a Fort Myers commuter, Natalie Thrushman, who travels to Naples every day for work during the peak of traffic.
When it comes to her daily to commute to work, much has changed for Fort Myers resident Natalie Thrushman.
“Driving home used to be my time to unwind from work but during season it is so anxiety driven (no pun intended) that you have to be super defensive out there because some of the things I see on the road driving home are just insane,” Thrushman said.
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Thrushman, 37, is a Nursing Director at NCH in Naples. It’s a commute thousands of people make every day in Southwest Florida and one of the reasons for frequent logjams on Interstate 75 and US 41, the two main north-south arteries in this region.