East Terry Street Lanes Shift South for Drainage Overhaul
Bonita Springs, FL · October 8, 2026
Give yourself an extra couple of minutes if your commute crosses East Terry Street this morning, where realigned traffic lanes just settled into place. The barrels are snug, but the morning coffee stays warm.
The Lead
Drivers navigating East Terry Street are adjusting to a new traffic pattern between Imperial Parkway and Interstate 75. Earlier this week, crews with contractor Quality Enterprises USA shifted travel lanes to the south side of the roadway, clearing the northern right-of-way for major underground utility work and stormwater pipe installation.
The lane shift marks an active construction phase of the city’s nearly $18 million East Terry Street Stormwater and Multi-Use Pathway Project. Designed to curb chronic neighborhood flooding by directing runoff toward regional waterways like Leitner Creek, the multi-year overhaul will also build a continuous 10-foot multi-use path along the south shoulder and new sidewalks along the north.
Watch for reduced speed limits and barrels between Imperial Parkway and the interstate as heavy excavating equipment works the northern shoulder over the coming weeks.
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Today's Outlook
- High 85°F · Low 74°F — Overcast (34% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a compact umbrella handy today with a passing shower possible under cloud cover.
What's On Around Town
Today
Bruce Teller The Center Bar (26811 S Bay Dr), 6:00 PM Casual live acoustic set in the open-air Promenade courtyard.
Evening on Fifth 5th Avenue South, Naples, 6:30–9:30 PM · Free Live music, dining specials, and sidewalk strolling across downtown Naples.
Dear Evan Hansen Hinman Auditorium (10150 Bonita Beach Rd), 7:00 PM · $15–35 Heartfelt, Tony-winning musical exploring connection in modern teen life.
Tomorrow
- Limited Edition Live The Center Bar (26811 S Bay Dr), 7:00 PM
- Dear Evan Hansen Hinman Auditorium (10150 Bonita Beach Rd), 7:00 PM · $15–35
- 9 to 5: The Musical Opening Night Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre (1380 Colonial Blvd), Fort Myers, 7:30 PM · $45
Saturday
- Saturday Sampling at The Roastery Grumpy Goat Coffee (28280 Old 41 Rd), 9:00 AM · Free
- Oktoberfest: Prost with a Purpose Riptide Brewing Company (28120 Hunters Ridge Blvd), 3:00 PM
- The Swamp Blues Band: Mud and Blues Hinman Auditorium (10150 Bonita Beach Rd), 7:30 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Barefoot Beach Preserve
- Spanning 342 acres across one of the coast's last undeveloped barrier islands, this sanctuary safeguards 8,200 feet of shoreline. In 1982, county leaders purchased the land to halt plans for multi-story condominium towers, preserving maritime hammocks for nesting sea turtles.
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