Lehigh man fed up over Homestead road project

Lehigh man says he is fed up over Homestead road project delays.

RIGHT INTO AN OFF DUTY DESOTOCOUNTY DEPUTY.

THE DEPUTY THENDETAINED SUBER.ENOUGH IS ENOUGHTHAT’S WHAT A LEHIGH ACRES MANIS SAYING ABOUT ONGOINGCONSTRUCTION ON HOMESTEAD ROAD.HE TELLS FOX 4’S ROCHELLEALLEYNE AFTER THREE YEARSDELAYS... HE’S FED UP.SHE JOINS US NOW FROM THAT STRIPOF ROAD WITH HIS STORY AND ANUPDATE FROM LEE COUNTY ON THEPROJECT’S PROGRESS.35-39THAT MAN IS NAMED JOHN AND HESAYS HE’S CONTACTED THE COUNSEVERAL TIMES AND CLAIMS ALLHE’S GOTTEN BACK IS A BUNCH OFEXCUSES.BUT HE SAYS THE CONGESTION THATTHIS CONSTRUCTION BEHIND MECAUSES SHOULDN’T CONTINUE.{PK}THIS IS THE RHYTHM OF WORK --((John Dykhuys//Fed up withLehigh road construction))((cover))"I built car plants and I putthe equipment in them."THAT JOHN DYKHUYS IS USED TO.((John Dykhuys//Fed up withLehigh road construction))"We were on firm schedules."BUT HE SAYS THE WORK FLOW THATHE’S SEEN AT THE CONSTRUCTIONSITE HERE ON HOMESTEAD ROAD INLEHIGH ACRES -- IS ALL OUT OFWHAC((John Dykhuys//Fed up withLehigh road construction))"You can put up with some of theinconvenience if you’re seeingprogress."THIS LEE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION PROJECT STARTEDTHREE YEARS AGO IN MARCH OF2017.WHEN FINISHED -- HOMESTEAD ROAWILL BE WIDENED TO FOUR LANES --AND WILL HAVE SIDEWALKS AND BILANES-- AMONG OTHER THINGS.BUT DYKHYUS SAYS THERE’S BEENNOTHING BUT SETBACKS AND EXCUSESFROM THE COUNTY ON *WHEN THISPROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED.((John Dykhuys//Fed up withLehigh road construction"That’s what happened is thatit’s been rescheduled andrescheduled."LEE COUNTY DOES ADMIT THAT THEPROJECT *HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE THURRICANE IRMA AND UNANTICIPATEDDESIGN ISSUES -- BUT DYKHUYSISN’T HAVING IT.((John Dykhuys//Fed up withLehigh road construction))"They’re good with excuses.

Theycan whip them out faster thayou can ask the question.Doesn’t make the road anybetterAND HE’S CALLING ON THE COUNTYTO MEET ITS NEW JULY 2020DEADLINE THAT IT HAS SET FOR THEPROJECT.((John Dykhuys//Fed up withLehigh road construction))"There’s gotta be, you’ve gottatake responsibility fo