On August 5, 2025, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), pursuant to 23 U.S.C § 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022, and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and FDOT, granted Location and Design Concept Acceptance for the Burnt Store Road PD&E Study from Van Buren Parkway to the Charlotte County Line.
The proposed improvements consist of widening Burnt Store Road from the existing two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane, divided roadway, while accommodating a typical section expandable to six lanes. The typical section includes two 11-foot travel lanes in each direction, a 40-foot grassed median and 10-foot shared use paths on each side of the roadway.
The proposed improvements also include replacement of the existing southbound bridge over Gator Slough Canal with a new bridge structure. The new bridge, similar to the recently constructed northbound bridge, includes one 11-foot travel lane in each direction and a 14-foot shared use path. The bridge would be of sufficient width to carry six lanes in the future.
Additional improvements include a Continuous Green T intersection at Vincent Avenue to improve traffic safety and efficiency. This intersection type allows for eastbound traffic on Vincent Avenue to make a northbound, left turning movement onto Burnt Store Road with signalization and a channelized lane to merge onto Burnt Store Road. Northbound traffic on Burnt Store Road can operate under free-flow conditions.

This project will now proceed to the next phase of development.

For more information on this completed PD&E Study, please contact:

Steven Andrews
FDOT District One Project Manager
801 North Broadway Avenue
Bartow, Florida 33830
Steven.Andrews@dot.state.fl.us

For more information on future phases of the project please contact:

Lee County Department of Transportation
239.533.8580   

FDOT held a public hearing for this project online (through GoTo webinar) and in-person (Cape Coral Technical College) on January 28, 2025. Materials were also available for review and comment below from January 7, 2025 and comments for the hearing were accepted in multiple ways through February 7, 2025. To view what was presented at the hearing, see the Project Documents section below.

A public workshop was held on August 30, 2022 (in-person) and September 1, 2022 (virtual). Documents presented at the meetings are available under the "Documents" section below.