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 want to try to make you laugh a little bit by bringing a unique sense of humor to our shared predicament. Enjoy!
Let’s just get it out of the way — Southwest Florida traffic is awful .
It doesn’t matter whether it’s peak snowbird and tourist season or one of the “slower” months. It’s the absolute worst and we’ll never budge on our opinion. Which is absolutely correct.
From U.S. 41 and Interstate 75 to Cape Coral Parkway and the terror that is Tamiami Trail, we always find ourselves hitting some sort of build-up of automobiles during the week. And it doesn’t matter if we’re running to Publix, dropping the kids off at school or heading on the highway for a bit.
We. Always. Hit. Traffic.
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