Lee Commissioners award contract to repair four hurricane-damaged Parks & Recreation boardwalks

08/05/2025

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a contract to repair or reconstruct boardwalks at four Lee County Parks & Recreation sites across the county.

The boardwalks were destroyed by Hurricane Ian. They are:

  • Caloosahatchee Regional Park, 18500 N. River Road, Alva
  • Galt Preserve, 3841 Stringfellow Road, St. James City
  • Matanzas Pass Preserve, 199 Bay Road, Fort Myers Beach
  • Royal Palm Park, 300 Royal Palm Park Road, Fort Myers

The $3.86 million contract with Stokes Marine, Inc. will be funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Disaster Relief and Florida Department of Emergency Management Legislative Appropriations Program Funds.

The repair work is expected to begin this fall and, weather permitting, be completed in about a year.

Progress of these projects and others can be found on the Lee County Parks Project Information Tool at www.leegov.com/parks. The Project Information Tool gives updates on design, construction and completion of projects. Please note when using the information tool that the four projects are listed under an alphabetized header of “Boardwalk Projects,” along with some others, and not under the individual park names.