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Bonita Springs scheduled McLaughlin Boulevard milling and paving

Bonita Springs told residents Ajax Paving would mill McLaughlin Boulevard on November 4, 2024, then target fresh paving the following day. The city described a two-day job but warned that unexpected conditions could stretch the schedule. Drivers were asked not to park along the road, and residents were encouraged to move deliveries and contractor visits until after November 5.

The notice also asked residents to pause irrigation timers and use driveways where possible, keeping water off the fresh asphalt. The city’s public update covered the scheduled work without a later account of the job’s closeout.

Bonita Springs approved priority repairs at its recreation center

Bonita Springs approved a $102,301.65 proposal from Wright Construction in February 2025 for priority-one repairs at the Recreation Center, with about $10,000 held as contingency. A citywide building review that began in 2022 ranked needed work by urgency; priority one covered life-safety issues, including electrical repairs and door-hardware replacement.

The review covered six city sites and 19 buildings, while the council had approved $2.9 million for priority-one work across city facilities in October 2023. In February 2025, it authorized staff to execute this separate contract after reviewing Wright Construction’s proposal. The Recreation Center package focused on priority repairs rather than a full renovation.

Lightning sparks a 70-acre brush fire near Bonita Beach Road

Lightning sparked the Vincent Road brush fire near Bonita Beach Road on August 24, 2026, according to Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District, as reported by WBBH. Two days later, the fire covered about 70 acres and was 95 percent contained, but crews were still working hot spots with a South Strike Team.

The fire forced traffic down to one lane around the nearby roundabout while crews worked. Verizon service in the area was running on generator power, and Florida Power & Light crews waited for safe access before restoring electricity. WBBH’s update ends with the fire 95 percent contained; it does not say when crews fully extinguished it.

Bonita Springs’ downtown park and splash-pad projects move ahead

Bonita Springs’ April 2026 downtown update put two nearby projects on separate tracks: Riverside Park’s first phase was complete and phase two was due to begin in April, while the splash pad and permanent restrooms were being built at the Banyan Lot. The city set a winter opening target for the projects and said Riverside Park would close during construction.

The Banyan Square fountain became a Halloween attraction before its scheduled October 29 ribbon cutting. A city notice says the show uses 74 lights and nozzles, with daytime sprays up to six feet and evening jets reaching 20 feet, timed to music and tree lighting. The city scheduled nightly Halloween shows from October 22 through 31.

The splash-pad opening belongs to the Banyan Square parcel; it does not confirm Riverside Park phase two is complete.

Bonita Springs scheduled street paving and sidewalk reconstruction

A Lee County Roadwatch from September 2025 followed paving at several Bonita Springs locations, including Cockleshell Drive, Dortch Avenue, the Hunters Ridge entrance, Orangewood, Tangelo and Murat. The county listed separate work spots rather than one continuous citywide closure, with intermittent restrictions and flaggers expected during the work window.

The same report covered sidewalk reconstruction along Imperial Parkway and Three Oaks Parkway, from Amalfi Coast Road north toward Williams Road. Crews were to mill the asphalt path and replace it with concrete, with daytime restrictions expected into November. The weekly notice did not confirm which segments were completed.

Bonita Springs Elementary’s replacement building was taking shape in July 2026

The Lee County School District’s July 17, 2026 update showed the main replacement building at Bonita Springs Elementary standing on the school’s original campus. The roughly $40 million project, funded by the half-cent sales tax, replaces a historic building the district judged structurally unsafe and is intended to give students and staff more room.

The historic school opened in 1921 with three classrooms; the new design keeps part of its brick facade and murals. Earlier reporting traced the rebuild to a roof collapse and years of closure of the unsafe main building. The district’s July schedule targeted completion in September 2027, with the campus build still underway.

Bonita Springs awarded the Hickory Boulevard roundabout contract

Bonita Springs received two bids for the Hickory Boulevard Roundabout Site Improvement Project: Green Construction Technologies offered $219,927, and P & T Lawn and Tractor submitted $254,147.32. On May 20, 2026, the City Council approved Green Construction Technologies as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.

The city advertised RFB 26-08 on April 8 and opened the two bids on May 5. The award covers site improvements around an existing roundabout, and the council notice did not set a completion date. The city’s action confirms the selected firm, but does not report that the work is finished.

Roadwatch tracked sidewalk and drainage work on Bonita Beach Road SE

Lee County’s February 2025 Roadwatch still listed Thompkins Contracting’s work on Bonita Beach Road SE, begun November 27 and scheduled through February 14. The scope combined roadway, sidewalk, curb and drainage improvements along a stretch just beyond Bonita Grande Drive and Trade Way One.

The county described periodic lane closures, mainly overnight on weekdays, while crews worked in the outside westbound lane and one of the eastbound lanes. That weekly snapshot records the work in progress but does not say how the final segments turned out; drivers were asked to watch for construction vehicles entering and leaving the site.