Project Description
State Road 82 – Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI)
Submitted by the South East Region
| Construction Cost | $57,485,000 | |
| Project Location | Fort Myers, Florida | |
| Project Owner | Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) | |
| Project Designer | Dewberry Engineers Inc. | |
| Contractor | Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, LLC | |
| Completion Date | October, 2019 |
Project Description
SR 82 is a vital arterial connecting goods and services from the interior of the state to Fort Myers and I-75. High projected traffic volumes, an extremely congested intersection and high accident rate made the widening of SR 82 a priority project for FDOT and local government. This project expands the existing 2-lane undivided rural roadway to a 6-lane divided urban arterial and features the first “Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) in the State of Florida”. The project added capacity, enhanced safety, minimized traffic delays and improved multi-modal connectivity for the community. The CFI concept at Daniels Parkway/Gunnery Road provided an innovative at grade intersection solution to meet the traffic demands at a fraction of the cost of grade separated alternatives.
Project Features
- Capacity of grade separation with at-grade intersection
- Ashlar stone 1,340-feet long continuous sound wall
- New raised median to reduce crossover head- on collisions
- Reduced conflict points vs. conventional intersection
