The Signal at Harbour and Crayton Is Coming Down. Here's What the Bid Documents Say About When.

"The City described a two-stage NTP: NTP 1 for material procurement and NTP 2 for construction starting 4/1/2027."

That sentence is a contractor's question, published in an addendum dated October 13, 2026, to the City of Naples solicitation for a roundabout at Harbour Drive and Crayton Road. In its answer, the City explained how the two notices to proceed work but did not repeat the date. Even so, it is the most specific public signal yet for when the span wire over one of The Moorings' busiest corners comes down. It also describes a much shorter and later job than the one most neighbors heard about in the spring.

The Spring Forecast and the Bid Documents Describe Different Projects

When WBBH Gulf Coast News reported on the plan on April 2, 2026, it said construction was expected to start that summer and take about 10 months. A summer start with a ten-month run would have kept the intersection a work zone through the whole 2026–27 season. That summer has passed with no construction, and the contract documents now set out a different schedule.

The two-stage structure explains most of the gap. A first notice lets the winning contractor order materials and process shop drawings. The construction clock does not start until a second notice. Another bidder's question in the same addendum describes construction "starting roughly five months after award." If the April date holds, the 90-day window closes around the end of June 2027. That would put the heavy work after season.

The solicitation, RFP 26-025, was posted September 22, with bids due at 2 p.m. on October 22. The City's separate project page still lists the project as "In Design." The purchasing documents are the more current record.

How a 2017 Design Became a 2026 Bid

The roundabout has been approved, dropped and revived, which is why longtime neighbors have heard more than one version. The City's own records set out the sequence.

1. May 24, 2017. A City consultant, Adeas-Q, finishes a report on the five span-wire intersections still left in the City.
2. December 20, 2017. The City approves a task order with Johnson Engineering for public outreach, survey and design of a roundabout at Harbour and Crayton.
3. January 30, 2023. At a special meeting, City Council votes not to move forward with the roundabout.
4. November 2024. After a fatality at the intersection, the community asks the City to reconsider, citing pedestrian safety.
5. April 8, 2025. At the Moorings Safety Town Hall, the Moorings Association asks City staff to weigh a roundabout against a signalized intersection.
6. June 4, 2025. Council votes 4–3 to drop the mast-arm signal design and return to the roundabout.
7. September 24, 2025. Council funds updated design work for $133,382.44, drawn from the one-cent sales tax fund and the Water and Sewer fund.
8. March 4, 2026. Council votes 6–0, with one member absent, to proceed to final design, including resiliency and utility coordination. The same motion starts the RFP and requires the final contract to come back to Council for approval.

The City states the case for replacing the signal on its project page. The span-wire setup does not meet Florida Department of Transportation standards for signalized intersections in the coastal zone, and staff ranked the project a priority because of crash data, those standards and high maintenance costs. The same page cites Federal Highway Administration material crediting roundabouts with a 35 percent reduction in total crashes and a 76 percent reduction in injury crashes.

Neighbors have not all agreed. In the WBBH report, one nearby resident put the safety case simply: "no one's ever ran a roundabout, you have to slow down." Other homeowners told the station they worried about turning into their driveways right after exiting the circle. WBBH also reported that the City's presentation acknowledged concerns about access, safety and emergency response.

What a 90-Day Job Means at the Corner

Under Addendum 1, the intersection cannot be completely closed at any point. Traffic and access have to be kept open under a phased traffic-control plan that the contractor prepares and an engineer signs and seals.

The addenda and plans set these limits:

• Two-way traffic is the default, but there will be short exceptions. The contractor may propose brief alternating one-way traffic for utility crossings, tie-ins or paving, but only with prior written City approval.
• Sidewalks close one quadrant at a time. Each closure needs an approved accessible detour for pedestrians, and bicycles have to be accommodated under the approved plan.
• Side streets stay staggered. Two consecutive side streets cannot close in the same phase. Lane closures need advance notice and City approval, and the contractor has to keep a plan ready to reopen lanes.
• Nights and Saturdays need permission. Work at night or on Saturdays requires written City approval. The City may also restrict work around holidays, events or the season, based on traffic and community impacts.

The documents do not set daily work hours, a fixed phase order or a named detour route. Those details come with the contractor's traffic plan once it is approved. The work itself goes beyond the circle. The scope includes ADA-compliant sidewalks, driveway reconstruction, stormwater work, lighting, new City utilities and removal of the existing signal. For homes nearest the corner, the driveway work is the part most likely to show up on their own pavement.

Two Things That Can Still Move the Date

Council still has to approve the contract. The March motion requires the construction contract to return to Council, and the Naples Daily News reported on April 28 that the contract was expected to go before Council this fall. The April 2027 start in the addendum assumes an award first.

Utility work is the other variable. Lumen, Comcast, FPL, Hotwire and Verizon handle their own relocations, and a bidder flagged that an FPL vault in the northeast quadrant was still being coordinated. The City's answer was that third-party relocations "are not guaranteed to be complete before the construction Notice to Proceed," and that no time extension is automatic. The 60-day and 90-day deadlines bind the contractor. They do not bind the utility companies, so how quickly the relocations happen will help set the real schedule.

What Goes in the Middle

Once the barricades are gone, the corner will look noticeably different. The plans show a planted center island with brick-paved truck aprons between the island and the circulating roadway. The planting schedule calls for two Bridal Veil trees, one Weeping Bottlebrush and two Pygmy Date Palms, with shrubs and groundcover filling in around them. The pay items list 170 square yards of truck-apron pavers, 107 square yards of pavers for the splitter islands, irrigation, and a one-year warranty on plants and irrigation after final acceptance. If the schedule holds, the overhead wires come down before summer 2027, and the plantings will be in their first warranty year when season returns.

At The Beachfront Team, we follow City records like these because they shape daily life in The Moorings. If you own near Harbour Drive or Crayton Road and want to talk through how a spring of street work fits with your plans, we're glad to have a confidential conversation.