Transportation

Flight cancellations at Southwest Florida International Airport continued Monday with 55 just after 3 p.m. The cancellations are mostly due to the massive snow and ice-filled winter storm hitting the country from Texas to Maine. Airlines warned the storm could cause widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation’s busiest airports.

Upcoming nighttime closure slated for Big Carlos Pass Bridge with intermittent access on Jan. 12.

Drivers navigating the intersection of Six Mile Cypress Parkway and U.S. 41 will need to be patient for at least another decade before they see improvements to make their commutes easier. Design for improvements will take place between 2031 and 2035, according to the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization priority list that was approved last month. Six Mile to the east of U.S. 41 is a state road; Gladiolus Drive to the west of U.S. 41 is a county road.

The public is investaed to learn about and participate in a discussion about Kings Highway in DeSoto County.

To be eligible for State Block Grant Funding for transit systems operations, Collier Area Transit must submit an update for its Transit Development Plan. This requires a ten-year development plan, which is a guide for public transit development and service.

Four-point-three billion dollars. That's how much Lee County needs in the foreseeable future for people to be able to drive around without major traffic congestion at every turn. Road planners are approaching the needs puzzle creatively to try to find money and stretch dollars.

The public is encouraged to weigh-in on future road and bike-lane projects in Charlotte County

A proposal to increase maximum speeds on Florida highways is moving forward in both legislative chambers, with the House adding it Tuesday to a wide-ranging transportation bill.

Part of McGregor Boulevard by the Edison & Ford Winter Estates will be closed starting Monday for a 10 to 12-week project that will entail removing part of the road and replacing it with paving bricks.