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CRA narrows underpass concept, moves forward on bridge‑lighting exploration
Summary
CRA commissioners heard three underpass design concepts — illuminated urban forest, sculptural arches and a mangrove‑root motif — and signaled a preference for the mangrove concept. Consultants also presented FDOT permitting constraints and aesthetic bridge‑lighting options; the agency agreed to pursue cost estimates and permitting next steps.
Consultants from Kimley‑Horn presented three concept packages this week for improvements to the 1st Street and Main Street underpasses and a related bridge‑lighting study, and the Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency signaled a preference for a mangrove‑inspired design that planners said would better complement downtown.
Kristen (Kimley‑Horn), one of the project leads, described the three concept types — an illuminated “urban forest” of sculptural lighted trees, a set of sculptural arches to frame pedestrian approaches, and a mangrove‑root abstraction that would create a tunneled, vegetated…
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