On Tuesday the Lee Board of County Commissioners awarded a $1.26 million contract for design services for the Estero Boulevard SUN Trail that will connect Fort Myers Beach with Bonita Springs.
The project will result in a 12-foot-wide trail, about 3.25 miles long, that will run along Estero Boulevard from the Big Hickory Pass Bridge to the Big Carlos Pass Bridge.
The design phase of the project is expected to take 18 months.The bid is expected to be advertised in February and will include design phases and design/build criteria elements.
The PD&E contract will be brought to the Board for final approval.
The state originally provided $555,095 funding for this design. After final negotiations with the vendor, the state has agreed to add $705,783 to fully fund the design phase.
Established in 2015, the Florida Shared-Use Non-motorized (SUN) Trail program receives an annual allocation from the redistribution of new vehicle tag revenues.