If you’ve ever tried getting off Sanibel during tourism season, you know how backed up it can get on Periwinkle and Causeway Boulevard. Now, the city is working on a big change to ease traffic.
Watch to hear what people around Sanibel think about the roundabout plan:
Sanibel to revisit roundabout plan at Periwinkle and Causeway intersection
Improving this intersection has been on the city’s radar for years. In early 2024, the city conducted traffic studies to look at different ways to permanently improve traffic flow, and consultants landed on a roundabout as the best option.
The intersection is currently a four-way stop with right-turn yields that regularly gets backed up, so the city uses traffic guards to help keep vehicles moving.
Then, in early 2025, Sanibel City Council tabled the roundabout idea to explore adding more lanes to the causeway, but studies later showed that wasn’t possible…