The Florida Department of Transportation is leading a $6.5 million project to install pedestrian hybrid beacons along State Road 80, providing Fort Myers and Tice residents who rely on walking for transportation with safer options for crossing one of the area’s busiest roads.
The Florida DOT project will place six pedestrian hybrid beacons along Palm Beach Boulevard from Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard to Kingston Drive, with installations planned west of Pine Street, west of Fairview Avenue, east of Prospect Avenue, east of Waverly Avenue, east of Carolina Avenue, and west of Kingston Drive.
Watch Fort Myers Community Correspondent Miyoshi Price’s report:
$6.5m project brings pedestrian safety beacons to Palm Beach Blvd
An FDOT representative told me construction officially began October 3, 2025, with an estimated completion date of fall 2026, weather permitting…