With more snowbirds arriving and new development on Fort Myers Beach, the town is seeing some major traffic issues.
Traffic from construction and repair crews are adding to the problem, especially during the day. That’s because the island is still being rebuilt from Hurricane Ian’s devastating blow on Sept. 28, 2022.
Some of the problems and solutions we covered in an earlier column. Readers have been asking about traffic backups and pedestrian danger.
It seems many Beach visitors near the recently opened Jimmy Buffett-inspired Margaritaville resort are not using a pedestrian overpass built to keep them safe. And throughout the island there are traffic clogs, some of them created by pedestrians as well as cars.
Meanwhile, the Sheriff’s Office says its traffic enforcement unit on the Beach will continue to focus not only on speeding but pedestrian issues, which deputies say are increasing as the Beach gets more traffic with the season in full swing and all the rebuilding.
Officials are considering a range of solutions: