First Phase of Oakland/Forrester Parkway Extension Approved

Thursday, March 26th, 2015

Work on the first phase of the Oakland/Forrester Parkway extension is expected to begin in a few months after Lee County commissioners approved a $815,558 contract with Oxford Construction Co. Tuesday evening.

By a 4-1 vote with Commission Vice Chairman Dennis Roland dissenting, commissioners authorized work to begin on the first of five phases of construction that eventually will lead to a major east-west connector linking two of the county’s most populous areas.

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