Florida completed repairs on the Pine Island Bridge on Thursday, just three days after construction efforts began in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Pine Island was one of two major barrier islands to ...

PINE ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Gov. Ron Desantis and the Florida Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that a temporary bridge to Pine Island has been completed in less than three days.

Southwest Florida is still in rebuilding and recovery mode from recent hurricanes. It started in September of 2022 with Hurricane Ian, a historic, deadly and destructive powerful Category 4 storm ...

To our valued community, we’re pleased to resume updates on the Little Pine Island Bridge construction. While updates may no ...

The Florida Department of Trans-portation has issued the following update on the Pine Island Road Causeway and Bridge Permanent Repairs project. Construction project:  Phase 2 of construction has ...

For the first time since late last year, the bridge that connects Pine Island and Matlacha was open to two lanes of traffic again. It had been just one lane when the Florida Department of ...

The Little Pine Island Bridge has been a main focus of recovery for southwest Florida since Hurricane Ian damaged it in 2022, but construction has been a headache for people on the island since then.

The project started in late 2024 and is only in Phase 1 of three phases. The work is causing stress for resident, business owners and tourists.