After four years of work, the I-75 Diverging Diamond project at Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers is complete. Workers put the final touches on the massive undertaking that started back in 2021.
The updated intersection aims to cut down wait times at one of the county’s worst bottlenecks. A few minor tasks remain, but drivers won’t notice any impact on their daily trips.
“It’s been a nightmare,” Fort Myers resident JJ Alfonso said to Gulf Coast News. “Thirteen minutes just to get to the gym when I’m six minutes away from the gym. To hear it’s over, it’s like ‘Hallelujah Jesus!'”…