Mandatory evacuations expanded in Lee County

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FORT MYERS, Fla. Mandatory evacuations were expanded Friday effective immediately for Evacuation Zone A and portions of the Imperial River basin between East Terry, Bonita Beach Road and Interstate 75.

Evacuation Zone A includes:

  • All of the barrier islands (previously announced on Thursday)
  • Cape Coral west of Burnt Store Road and south of Cape Coral Parkway, east of Del Prado
  • Boulevard to Viscaya Parkway
  • North Fort Myers south of Bay Shore Road from Moody Road to State Road 31 and areas south of North River Road from State Road 31 to Fichters Creek.
  • Areas of Iona south of Maple Drive, west of U.S. 41
  • San Carlos Park west of U.S. 41,
  • Estero west of U.S. 41, north of the Estero River
  • Bonita Springs communities along Estero Bay and the Imperial River Basin.

Click here to see county evacuation zone maps.

Fort Myers police officers are going door-to-door telling residents of Tropical Trailer Park, Poinsettia Park and Orange Grove Park to evacuate.

The City of Sanibel declared a mandatory evacuation beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, and a curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night starting at 10 p.m. Friday.

Tolls on all Lee County bridges are suspended effective immediately.

The following shelters were opened for evacuees at 9 a.m. Friday:

1. East Lee County High School, 715 Thomas Sherwin Ave., Lehigh Acres
2. Varsity Lakes Middle School, 801 Gunnery Road., Lehigh Acres
3. Harns Marsh Middle School, 1820 Unice Ave. N., Lehigh Acres
4. Oak Hammock Middle School, 5321 Tice St., Fort Myers
5. Island Coast High School, 2125 De Navarra Pkwy., Cape Coral
6. South Ft. Myers High School, 14020 Plantation Road., Fort Myers
7. Estero Rec Center, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Road., Estero

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