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The Lee County Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold an Alternatives Public Workshop on the Big Carlos Bridge Project Development and Environment Study from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Bay Oaks Recreation Center at 2731 Oak Street, Fort Myers Beach, Florida, 33931. Lee County DOT is conducting a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study to assess improvements to the Big Carlos Bridge on Estero Boulevard (County Road 865). The study is focused on the bridge and roadway approaches from approximately Estrellita Drive south to the entrance of Lovers Key State Park, a distance of about 0.6 miles. The study will make a recommendation as to whether the bridge should be rehabilitated or replaced. If replacement is recommended, the type and alignment of the new bridge will also be recommended. The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 14, 2016, and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and FDOT.