MEDIA ADVISORY: Rep. Díaz-Balart to Deliver $2M for the Feasibility Analysis for Proposed Interchange at I-75 and Everglades Boulevard Project
NAPLES, FL – Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26) is pleased to invite members of the media to attend a special check presentation ceremony on Monday, May 11th, at 11 a.m.
The event celebrates the $2 million in funding secured for the feasibility analysis for the proposed interchange at I-75 and the Everglades Boulevard Project. This project would be used to assess the possibility of opening the existing Everglades Boulevard interchange located on a portion of I-75.
WHAT: Check Presentation Ceremony
WHO:
- Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (FL-26), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
- Chairman and Collier County Commissioner Dan Kowal
- Vice Chairman and Collier County Commissioner William L. McDaniel
- Collier County Commissioner Burt Saunders
WHEN:
Monday, May 11th at 11:00 a.m.
WHERE:
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor, Naples, FL 34112
All interested credentialed media must RSVP to Andrea.Morales@mail.house.gov
Background: This project received funding through the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which was approved by Congress and signed into law by the President on February 3rd, 2026.
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