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 [email protected]

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 3^rd, 2026.

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