Sanibel, FL – Governor DeSantis has announced today the Sanibel Causeway and Bridge are open for public access. Beginning at 11:00am today, Wednesday, October 19, the emergency reentry plan established by the City of Sanibel will become effective.
Until further notice, vehicular traffic over the causeway and bridge will be allowed as follows:
MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF EACH WEEK:
ESSENTIAL RESPONSE PERSONNEL ONLY
- Emergency vehicles
- Debris management
- Electric providers
- Water and sewer utility providers
NO RESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, PROPERTY OWNER, PRIVATE CONTRACTOR ACCESS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF EACH WEEK
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OF EACH WEEK:
RESIDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, PROPERTY OWNER, PRIVATE CONTRACTOR ACCESS
- Inbound access between 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Two Inbound Lanes
- Right Lane – Emergency Vehicles & Emergency Government Contractors Only
- Left Lane – Sanibel residents, businesses, property owners and private contractors.
- A VALID 2021 OR 2022 SANIBEL RE-ENTRY PERMIT MUST BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED WHEN APPROACHING THE CHECKPOINT
- A curfew is in effect between 9:00pm – 6:00am. No vehicle, bicycle, or pedestrian movement is permitted, except for essential response personnel
Please click here to view detailed maps for checkpoints and traffic patterns to access Sanibel via the causeway and bridge.
WHAT TO EXPECT ON SANIBEL:
- Law enforcement presence
- Large construction vehicles traveling throughout island
- LCEC bucket trucks restoring power poles and powerlines
- 20 mph speed limit
- Traffic congestion throughout Sanibel
- Slow speeds through areas where essential personnel are working
- Yield to emergency crews
- Debris throughout the island
- Bicyclists, low speed vehicles, and pedestrians in roadway
- No food services
- No gasoline stations
- Displaced wildlife
- Curfew 9:00pm – 6:00am
The City of Sanibel asks residents, property owners, businesses, and private contractors to strictly adhere to the established reentry procedures, including reentry passes, inbound traffic patterns, and all traffic laws, and to obey all law enforcement directives.
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