{"id":84322,"date":"2025-12-15T20:21:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/84322\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T20:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:21:15","slug":"fort-myers-cape-coral-sw-fl-changing-with-these-six-humongous-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/84322\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Myers, Cape Coral, SW FL changing with these six humongous projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

These six mega-projects<\/a>, in various stages of development, are among those transforming Southwest Florida.<\/p>\n

Check out the photos of how they are progressing or what they will look like when completed.<\/p>\n

New Lee Health hospital<\/p>\n

A new Lee Health hospital is under construction in Fort Myers at an expected cost of $824 million.<\/p>\n

The new hospital will replace the aging Lee Memorial Hospital and is scheduled to open by fall 2028.<\/p>\n

At opening, the facility will feature 236 private patient rooms, with a capacity of 260 beds.<\/p>\n

The campus will also include a medical office complex, an ambulatory surgery center, and a child development center for employees.<\/p>\n

New concourse at RSW<\/p>\n

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) celebrated a major construction milestone for its terminal expansion project.<\/p>\n

This expansion will add 14 gates, a new TSA checkpoint, and new concessions, among other improvements.<\/p>\n

Construction is expected to be completed by December 2027.<\/p>\n

Cape Coral Yacht Club<\/p>\n

Cape Coral City Council approved a $22.7 million contract for the first major construction phase of the Yacht Club rebuild.<\/p>\n

The full project, which includes a new community center and parking garage, is now estimated to cost nearly $197.5 million.<\/p>\n

Hurricane Ian’s extensive damage in 2022 prompted the city to pursue a full teardown and rebuild instead of renovation.<\/p>\n

Kingston<\/p>\n

Cameratta Companies recently celebrated construction for Kingston, a huge planned development with homes as well as commercial space, with a groundbreaking ceremony.<\/p>\n

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

The community, east of Interstate 75 along Corkscrew Road, will include 700,000 square feet of commercial space.<\/p>\n

Amazon robotics facility<\/p>\n

Amazon is building a new, large robotics fulfillment center at 10631 State Road 82 in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n

The state-of-the-art facility will be over 650,000 square feet and handle smaller customer items.<\/p>\n

This is Amazon’s eighth robotics fulfillment center in Florida and the first of its kind in Lee County.<\/p>\n

Another I-75 diverging diamond interchange<\/p>\n

Collier County is getting its first-ever diverging diamond interchange at I-75 and Pine Ridge Road.<\/p>\n

The $27.5 million project is expected to reduce traffic delays, improve safety, and be completed by mid-2027.<\/p>\n

Motorists can expect nighttime lane closures and various traffic shifts on Pine Ridge Road during construction.<\/p>\n

The interchange is part of the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative to accommodate future traffic growth.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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