These six mega-projects, in various stages of development, are among those transforming Southwest Florida.

Check out the photos of how they are progressing or what they will look like when completed.

New Lee Health hospital

A new Lee Health hospital is under construction in Fort Myers at an expected cost of $824 million.

The new hospital will replace the aging Lee Memorial Hospital and is scheduled to open by fall 2028.

At opening, the facility will feature 236 private patient rooms, with a capacity of 260 beds.

The campus will also include a medical office complex, an ambulatory surgery center, and a child development center for employees.

New concourse at RSW

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) celebrated a major construction milestone for its terminal expansion project.

This expansion will add 14 gates, a new TSA checkpoint, and new concessions, among other improvements.

Construction is expected to be completed by December 2027.

Cape Coral Yacht Club

Cape Coral City Council approved a $22.7 million contract for the first major construction phase of the Yacht Club rebuild.

The full project, which includes a new community center and parking garage, is now estimated to cost nearly $197.5 million.

Hurricane Ian’s extensive damage in 2022 prompted the city to pursue a full teardown and rebuild instead of renovation.

Kingston

Cameratta Companies recently celebrated construction for Kingston, a huge planned development with homes as well as commercial space, with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Kingston spans almost 7,000 acres and will have about 10,000 single-family houses, condos and villas when it’s built out.

The community, east of Interstate 75 along Corkscrew Road, will include 700,000 square feet of commercial space.

Amazon robotics facility

Amazon is building a new, large robotics fulfillment center at 10631 State Road 82 in Fort Myers.

The state-of-the-art facility will be over 650,000 square feet and handle smaller customer items.

This is Amazon’s eighth robotics fulfillment center in Florida and the first of its kind in Lee County.

Another I-75 diverging diamond interchange

Collier County is getting its first-ever diverging diamond interchange at I-75 and Pine Ridge Road.

The $27.5 million project is expected to reduce traffic delays, improve safety, and be completed by mid-2027.

Motorists can expect nighttime lane closures and various traffic shifts on Pine Ridge Road during construction.

The interchange is part of the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative to accommodate future traffic growth.

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Contributing: Mickenzie Hannon, Mark Bickel, Liz Freeman, Laura Layden, Phil Ferandez & Cindy McCurry-Ross of The News-Press & Naples Daily News.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Fort Myers, Cape Coral, development changing face of SW Florida