Construction has started on a new walking and biking path in Lehigh Acres, which is intended to give children a safer route to school and connect families to local parks and amenities.
The nearly six-mile pathway will stretch from Harns Marsh to Joel Boulevard, providing families who live within walking distance of Lehigh Elementary School an alternative way to get to school.
“This gives a lot of families opportunity to maybe bike to school that didn’t have it before, and to keep them off of the road where the vehicles are,” Lee County Project Consultant Jennifer Dorning said.
New 6-mile path in Lehigh Acres aims to keep kids safe walking to school
With school back in session, Lehigh Acres parents have repeatedly expressed concerns about their children walking to school along busy roads. The new pathway project aims to address these safety concerns…