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Grady Minor, the design firm for the City of Cape Coral’s Nicholas Parkway West Access Management and Waterline Project, designed modifications to improve safety, traffic flow, and utilities along Nicholas Parkway. The project limits extend approximately 1.6 miles from Pine Island Road to Santa Barbara Boulevard.

The project closes some of the current median openings on Nicholas Parkway and adds left turn lanes at others. Click to view the access management changes to view the access management changes. The goal of these changes is to reduce the potential conflict points.

Other transportation and drainage-related improvements include:

Adding median curbing and gutters
Resurfacing the pavement
Reconstructing the pavement, as needed
Updating pavement markings and signage and
Upgrading drainage and swales, as needed.

The project also replaces 7,000 linear feet of existing 8-inch PVC waterline with a new 12-inch PVC waterline within the southbound lane. The new watermain includes new valves, fire hydrants, service laterals and other fittings, as well as modifications to curbing, sidewalks, and driveways.

Lane closures are necessary to complete construction of this project. The two southbound lanes of Nicholas Parkway West are anticipated to be closed from July 2021 through December 2021. The two northbound lanes of Nicholas Parkway West are anticipated to be closed from January 2022 through May 2022. Throughout construction, one lane of northbound and one lane of southbound traffic will be maintained. The City is requesting that only local traffic use Nicholas Parkway West during construction.

For questions about this project, please call 239-207-3758 or email info@nicholasparkwaywest.com

For more information on access management, please visit https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/provencountermeasures/pdfs/fhwasa17052.pdf

Project limits for the Nicholas Parkway West Access Management and Waterline Design
Project extends 1.6 miles from Pine Island Road to Santa Barbara Boulevard.

The existing PVC watermain will be replaced within the southbound lane of Nicholas Parkway.

As the design project progresses, the City of Cape Coral and design firm Grady Minor will host an open house to discuss details of the project, including new traffic patterns resulting from the closed medians.

As the design project progresses, the City of Cape Coral and design firm Grady Minor will host an open house to discuss details of the project, including new traffic patterns resulting from the closed medians.

Through the access management process, potential conflict points will be reduced, which will improve safety and traffic flow along Nicholas Parkway.