Future developments cause new Colonial congestion concerns
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Traffic on Colonial near I-75 has become more and more congested on the eastbound and westbound lanes, and FDOT officials said it will likely stay this way until the Colonial Blvd diverging diamond interchange project is completed in 2024. “While the traffic volume are expected to increase as we grow in population, these two types of interchange intersection will do a bunch of better job of funneling through that volume. We’re trying to not only reduce traffic congestion, travel times, but these interchange are also a safer option too, so we should also be...