Lee county surpasses 1 million yards of debris collection, covering 1,000 miles

The county is on a faster pace than post-Hurricane Irma in 2017.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 7:41 a.m. October 26, 2022
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Some 1,020 miles of Lee County roadway have been cleared in the first-pass collection of storm debris post-Hurricane Ian. (Courtesy photo)
Some 1,020 miles of Lee County roadway have been cleared in the first-pass collection of storm debris post-Hurricane Ian. (Courtesy photo)
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Lee County recently surpassed a milestone in debris cleanup post-Hurricane Ian, in collecting 1 million cubic yards of debris. 

Through Oct. 24, 734,136 cubic yards of vegetation and 285,282 cubic yards of construction and demolition debris have been cleaned up, according to a statement. That’s about equivalent to the size of 1.1 million kitchen ovens removed from the road right-of-ways in unincorporated Lee County, officials say. 

 

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