
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Fort Myers Police will be closing roads near downtown Fort Myers Sunday afternoon for the Edison Festival of Light Junior Parade.
The closures will begin at noon and will shut down the off-ramp of the Caloosahatchee Bridge leading into downtown. All streets north of Second Street to River Street, and between Jackson Street and Monroe Street will be closed until the conclusion of the parade.
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