LaBelle is growing fast, and FDOT says a second bridge across the Caloosahatchee – right next to the existing one – is needed to handle the surge in traffic and commercial trucks.
Fox 4’s Hendry County Community Correspondent Austin Schargorodski works in this area daily, so he stays on top of projects like this. That’s how he found out FDOT released some updates.
Watch to see what those updates are:
UPDATE: FDOT reveals latest plans for second bridge in downtown LaBelle
FDOT said the second bridge would feed into the intersection at Park Avenue and Bridge Street, which would get a new traffic light. Cars could turn onto Main Street, while trucks would stay on Bridge Street, which would become the designated truck route…