The Florida Department of Transportation announced all lanes of the U.S.-41 Caloosahatchee River Bridge will be open starting Friday, Dec. 13.
FDOT said most of the construction work on the bridge has been completed a year ahead of schedule.
The project focused on pedestrian and cyclist safety to connect downtown Fort Myers and North Fort Myers.
Although travel lanes will be open, the newly constructed 8-foot-wide sidewalk will remain closed until the end of this year or early 2025. FDOT said crews will continue working on-site to complete the sidewalk and other remaining tasks.
According to FDOT, this remaining work may require occasional lane closures at night through December and possibly beyond.
Construction crews will be installing signs, applying thermoplastic road markings, planting sod, inspecting signals and Intelligent Transportation Systems and completing and inspecting the bridge lighting.
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