BOULEVARD WHERE HE WAS EVENTUALLY KILLED. >> THE CITY OF CAPE CORAL’S WORKING TO SMOOTH OUT YOUR COMMUTE AND THEY’RE FORKING OVER A HEFTY AMOUNT OF CASH TO DO IT. CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO APPROVE OVER 2 MILLION DOLLARS TO WIDEN THIS PORTION OF CAPE CORAL PARKWAY EAST, ALONG WITH OTHER IMPROVEMENTS, GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER MERCEDES MARTINEZ IS SHOWING US ALL THAT’S GOING INTO THIS PROJECT. >> THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW AND TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR YOU HERE ALONG CAPE CORAL PARKWAY EAST, PART OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE TO REMOVE THIS MEDIAN HERE BEHIND ME THAT SITS BETWEEN TRITON COURT EAST AND MANOR COURT. IT’S ALL TO TURN THIS INTO A LONGER TURN LANE. IT’S HORRIBLE TRAFFIC IN THE MORNING. >> DRIVERS LIKE SEAN RIBBON TRUMP KNOW HOW CONGESTED TRAFFIC CAN GET ON CAPE CORAL PARKWAY. HE’S NOT THE ONLY ONE PART OF BROWN GREW WEARY OF DEALING WITH THE TRAFFIC MESS. HE DECIDED TO FIND A WAY TO AVOID IT ALTOGETHER. I GOT TIRED OF TRAFFIC AND TIRED OF DEALING WITH THINGS. LASHLEY PUT MY BOAT ON THE LEFT. >> CLOSER TO HOME. IN SHORT, MY COMMUTE FROM, YOU KNOW. ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR DOWN LIKE 5 MINUTES TODAY, CAPE CORAL LEADERS ARE WANTING TO HELP DRIVERS HAVE THE SMOOTHER DRIVE ALONG THE BUSY CORRIDOR. THEY’RE EXPECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE 2.3 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT FOR THE CAPE CORAL PARKWAY EAST. 6 LANE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. IF APPROVED. THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY. CAPE CORAL PARKWAY EAST BETWEEN TRY IN COURT EAST IN JUST WEST OF CAPE CORAL STREET IN SOUTHEAST 15TH AVENUE. >> WE’RE GOING INCLUDE RESURFACING HENRY STRIPING, ADDING LONGER TURN LANES, UPGRADING TRAFFIC SIGNALS INSTALLING NEW SIGNAGE, IMPROVING SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AS WELL AS REMOVING 33 STREET. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TO 7 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. I THINK THE 7 ON TIMELINE IS. >> I MEAN, LAUGHABLE. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. NEVER IT. YOU KNOW, WE’VE BEEN WAITING ON THE YACHT CLUB FOR HOW LONG. YOU KNOW, THOUGH, THERE IS A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE HORIZON DRIVERS I SPOKE WITH AREN’T TOO OPTIMISTIC. >> IT WILL HELP, BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO HELP MUCH TO THE BRIDGE’S REDONE AND A FEW YEARS. SO IT WILL HELP SOME. >> TODAY’S CAPE CORAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS AT 04:00PM CANNONBALL. COAST NEWS TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT
City leaders plan to approve $2.3M contract for Cape Coral Pkwy East improvement project
Updated: 12:52 PM EDT Apr 1, 2026
Cape Coral leaders are expected to move forward with a $2.3 million contract for the Cape Coral Parkway East six-lane improvement project to improve traffic flow and make more room for drivers.Part of the project includes removing the median between Triton Court East and Manor Court to create a longer turn lane.”It’s horrible. Traffic in the morning,” said Shawn Rippentrop, a Cape Coral driver who knows how congested traffic can get on Cape Coral Parkway.Carter Brown, another Cape Coral resident, grew weary of dealing with the traffic mess and decided to find a way to avoid it altogether. “I got tired of the traffic and tired of dealing with things. So I actually put my boat on a lift closer to home and shortened my commute from, you know, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour, down to like five minutes,” Brown said.The project, if approved, will see construction underway on Cape Coral Parkway East between Triton Court East and just west of Cape Coral Street and Southeast 15th Avenue. The work will include resurfacing and restriping, adding longer turn lanes, upgrading traffic signals, installing new signage, improving sidewalks and curbs, and removing 33 street trees. The project is expected to take up to seven months to complete.”I think the seven-month timeline is, I mean, laughable. Everybody knows it never, you know, we’ve been waiting on the yacht club for how long? You know, how many years now?” Brown said.Though there is a lot of improvement on the horizon, drivers aren’t too optimistic. “It will help, but it’s not going to help much till the bridge is redone in a few years. So it will help some,” Rippentrop said.Wednesday’s Cape Coral City Council meeting is at 4 p.m.Count on Gulf Coast to let you know what is decided.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Cape Coral leaders are expected to move forward with a $2.3 million contract for the Cape Coral Parkway East six-lane improvement project to improve traffic flow and make more room for drivers.
Part of the project includes removing the median between Triton Court East and Manor Court to create a longer turn lane.
“It’s horrible. Traffic in the morning,” said Shawn Rippentrop, a Cape Coral driver who knows how congested traffic can get on Cape Coral Parkway.
Carter Brown, another Cape Coral resident, grew weary of dealing with the traffic mess and decided to find a way to avoid it altogether. “I got tired of the traffic and tired of dealing with things. So I actually put my boat on a lift closer to home and shortened my commute from, you know, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour, down to like five minutes,” Brown said.
The project, if approved, will see construction underway on Cape Coral Parkway East between Triton Court East and just west of Cape Coral Street and Southeast 15th Avenue. The work will include resurfacing and restriping, adding longer turn lanes, upgrading traffic signals, installing new signage, improving sidewalks and curbs, and removing 33 street trees. The project is expected to take up to seven months to complete.
“I think the seven-month timeline is, I mean, laughable. Everybody knows it never, you know, we’ve been waiting on the yacht club for how long? You know, how many years now?” Brown said.
Though there is a lot of improvement on the horizon, drivers aren’t too optimistic. “It will help, but it’s not going to help much till the bridge is redone in a few years. So it will help some,” Rippentrop said.
Wednesday’s Cape Coral City Council meeting is at 4 p.m.
Count on Gulf Coast to let you know what is decided.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.