provided to The Santiva Chronicle
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Lee County Parks and Recreation will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center, 16760 Bass Rd., Fort Myers, for the Causeway Islands Park improvement project.
The county’s plans call for the shoring up of erosion-prone areas of Island A and Island B, which are part of the Sanibel Causeway. Beach sand will also be added along parts of these islands.
In addition, enhancements will be made to upland portions of both islands, including the creation of structured parking, new restrooms (Island A), additional picnic pavilions, pathways and landscaping, and the addition of other park amenities.
In preparation for the project, Lee County crews in July removed Australian pines, which is an invasive exotic species. They will be replaced with native trees.
Lee County Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, Aug. 17 to award contracts for the engineering services for the enhancements to Causeway Islands A and B and construction services for the shoreline stabilization of Island B.
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. was awarded the contract for the construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services for the shoreline stabilization and upland improvements of Islands A and B.
Spectrum Contracting, Inc. was awarded the contract to provide construction services for the stabilization of the shoreline of Sanibel Causeway Island B.
The construction contract for the stabilization of causeway Island A and upland improvements for Islands A and B will be brought to the Board of the County Commissioners at a later date.
The $8.5 million project is being funded by Tourist Development Taxes and state funds. The county plans to keep construction impacts to a minimum and complete the project by summer 2024.
The Sanibel Causeway toll facility and bridges are owned and operated by the Lee County BOCC. For questions, email Lee County Communications Director Betsy Clayton at bclayton@leegov.com.
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