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The Three Oaks Parkway extension opened Monday, 18 months ahead of schedule
The road took 28 years from start to opening and finished 18 months early
- 18 months
- ahead of schedule at opening
- 28 years
- since the project started in 1998
- 8 lanes
- on the widened Daniels Parkway stretch
If you've been stuck on I-75 or U.S. 41 after a crash, you've got another way around. The Three Oaks Parkway extension opened Monday after a ribbon-cutting. WGCU says drivers can now go from Radio Road in Collier to Daniels Parkway in Lee via Three Oaks Parkway, Imperial Parkway and Livingston Road.
Lee County Commissioner Brian Hamman said construction finished about 18 months ahead of schedule. Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass said "the original project went through fiddlesticks. So we moved it over." WGCU also reported that with I-75 and U.S. 41, it's the third direct route from Naples to Fort Myers.
- Road: four divided lanes, with bike lanes and sidewalks on both sides
- New roundabout: Fiddlesticks Blvd. and Old Fiddlesticks Blvd., by Publix
- Daniels Parkway lanes: open after final paving and striping
- Final completion: early 2027
The extension went from a 1998 start to a 2027 finish
- 1998Project starts, according to Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass.
- Nov. 2Ribbon-cutting opens the new Three Oaks Parkway stretch.
- Early 2027Final completion is scheduled.
- Mid-2028Original contract completion was scheduled for this date.
Expect more work nearby. The county's release says crews will be in the area after the ribbon-cutting, and Lee County plans to improve the Daniels Parkway and Three Oaks Parkway/Palomino Lane intersection.
