The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is hosting a public hearing to discuss capacity improvements to I-75 in Collier and Lee counties to help address growing congestion and support the region’s long-term growth. The hearing is to express your views concerning auxiliary lane capacity improvements within the project. This hearing will not include noise wall information; it will be provided when available.
Participate in the hearing either in-person OR virtually. Both events will include a presentation reviewing the proposed improvements followed by a verbal comment period.
In-Person: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Anytime between 4 – 4:30 p.m.: View project materials – “Open House”
4:30 p.m.: Formal presentation and verbal comment period
Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
1225 Piper Boulevard, Naples, FL 34110
Virtually: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Microsoft Teams
Register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/I75CollierLeeHearing
6 p.m.: Formal presentation and verbal comment period
Comments and questions can be submitted through the project webpage https://www.swflroads.com/project/452544-1
or by email or mail to the project manager at:
Melody Joyner, CPM
Corridors Program Development Manager
Florida Department of Transportation – District One
Mail Station 1-41
Melody.Joyner@dot.state.fl.us
While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must
be received or postmarked by Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to be
included in the formal hearing record.
If you have questions about the project, please contact FDOT’s
Interstate Community Outreach Team by email at:
I75Improvements@atkinsrealis.com or by phone at 239-322-3131.
FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national
origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. People who require
special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or
who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Cynthia
Sykes, District One Title VI Coordinator, at (863) 519-2287, or email at
Cynthia.Sykes@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the event
you plan to attend.