Lee Commissioners approve contracts improving Lehigh Acres local roads

02/17/2024

Fort Myers, FL, – The Lee Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday continued its commitment to the extensive Lehigh Acres road network, voting to approve three contracts to resurface local neighborhood roads and related improvements.

Lee County Department of Transportation maintains about 1,500 miles of paved roads in Lehigh Acres and the Board of County Commissioners has committed to $5 million annually to the effort. Contracts are typically approved throughout the fiscal year.

“The Board has made a significant commitment to Lehigh Acres and it has greatly improved the community’s neighborhood streets,” said Commission Chairman Mike Greenwell, whose district includes Lehigh Acres.

Each year, certain roads in Lehigh Acres are ranked and selected for paving based on resident requests, road conditions and the number of residences on the road.

The contracts approved Tuesday are:

  • $1.35 million with Preferred Materials Inc. to resurface more than 50 road segments, intersection improvements and ADA improvements.
  • $1.3 million with Pavement Maintenance, LLC, to resurface about 50 road segments.
  • $343,508 with Russ Berner Construction Inc. to resurface about 25 road segments.

Work is expected to begin this month.

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