Following the attack on New Orleans, Fox 4 Senior Reporter Kaitlin Knapp went to the City of Fort Myers and the police department to see what barriers are in place to keep you safe.
With Art Walk and the Seafood and Music Festival, roads will be shut down and barriers will be up.
“They are designed to stop a vehicle from plowing into a crowd. Bottom line, that’s why we got them,” said Kristin Capuzzi with the Fort Myers Police Department.
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She’s talking about the barriers called meridians, which she says you may see more of this weekend following the attack. You will also see new security towers the department just received.
“We do have the heightened awareness when something like this does happen,” Capuzzi said.
With the goal of keeping you safe.
Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson says the CRA bought the barriers more than a year ago for about $500,000.