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FORT MYERS, Fla. Residents will have an opportunity to voice their concerns about ongoing McGregor Boulevard construction. The city is holding a public workshop Thursday to provide information, answer questions and receive input on a portion of the renovation efforts, according to city officials. Five existing medians are being reconstructed at the following intersections: Caloosa Drive and Grace Avenue Wales Drive and Sunbury Drive Jefferson Avenue and Burtwood Drive Vesper Drive and Meadow Park Lane Carlene Avenue and Biltmore Drive MORE: Fort Myers residents dread more McGregor Blvd. construction The City will also implement eight new landscape medians at the following intersections: Lynwood Avenue and Cordova Avenue Cordova Avenue and Linhart Avenue Alcazar Avenue and Alhambra Drive Coconut Drive and Coconut Court Maravilla Avenue and Hanton Avenue Florida Avenue and Gasparilla Drive The north entrance of Fort Myers Country Club and Shadow Lane Arthur Avenue and Morningside Drive The construction is designed to the following along McGregor from Poinciana Avenue to Colonial Boulevard: Replace storm drains Replace existing pipes Resurface roads Replace sidewalks Replace signs Revamp crosswalks to add striping and comply with Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations MORE: Partial McGregor Blvd. closure begins Monday morning The workshop will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Building A of the Covenant Presbyterian Church on 2439 McGregor Blvd. For more information, visit the project’s website.