County considers $26M grant for added improvements to Collier Blvd

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GOLDEN GATE, Fla. – The Collier County Transportation Planning Division wants to ask the federal government for a $26 million grant to complete upgrades to 15 miles of Collier Boulevard; residents in the area have various opinions about continued road construction.

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