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Intermittent closures of Little Pine Island Bridge scheduled for Saturday

The Florida Department of Transportation has issued notice of intermittent closures of Little Pine Island Bridge in Matlacha this weekend FDOT said the closures will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, during daytime hours to allow crews to accept deliveries of concrete bridge piles to the worksite and unload onto the barge. The deliveries will start as early as 7 a.m. and will continue until all piles are delivered. Crews will clear traffic in between deliveries to lessen the impact to motorists on and off the island. Motorists are asked to exercise caution and reduce their speed while ...

Major roadway milling, resurfacing work, begins Monday

Crews will begin preliminary milling and resurfacing work in Cape Coral on Monday, Aug. 19, for the FY 24 Major Roads contract. The initial phase includes 24-hour lane closures along Cape Coral Parkway, with the affected lanes changing daily to accommodate the ongoing work. Milling and resurfacing of the following roadways are scheduled to begin the week of Aug. 26, with a tentative start date of Aug.28: • El Dorado Parkway W: from Southwest 28th Place to Chiquita Boulevard • Sands Boulevard: from El Dorado Parkway W to Beach Parkway • Agualinda Boulevard: from El ...

CCPD investigating shooting death

Cape Coral police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting that resulted in a death. CCPD officials confirmed that one person has died during an incident that took place on Northwest 25th Place. "This is an isolated incident, and the shooter is not at large," CCPD officials stated via ...

Former Cape Council member issues statement after accepting plea deal

Former Cape Coral Council member Patty Cummings has issued a statement in the wake of a plea deal that included pleading guilty to three felonies related to her residency when she qualified to run for the seat in District 4. "To the people of Cape Coral, "Sometimes things aren’t always as ...

Cummings accepts plea deal; sentenced to 24 months probation

Former Cape Coral Council member Patty Cummings has been sentenced to 24 months of probation after pleading guilty to lying about where she lived while running for the District 4 Council seat in 2022. In a plea agreement reached with the State Attorney’s Office, Cummings pleaded guilty to ...

City mails letters to property owners as FEMA deadline approaches

More than 68,000 Cape Coral residents will receive a letter from the City of Cape Coral regarding its effort with working with FEMA to retain a 25% discount for the National Flood Insurance Program. More than 100,000 letters are being sent to the National Flood Insurance Program policyholders throughout Lee County. More than 67,000 letters will be sent to unincorporated Lee County residents, and more than 5,000 to the Town of Fort Myers Beach residents. “I sincerely appreciate these community leaders taking this matter seriously, and all the work they’ve done to improve identified ...