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Traffic signal east of I-75 repaired after incident with dump truck

All lanes of Colonial Blvd have reopened, traffic signals are fully functional
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Update 6:00 p.m.: The Fort Myers Police Department has announced that Colonial Blvd has reopened. The traffic signals are fully functional.

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Original Story: Fort Myers Police confirm overnight a dump truck took out a traffic signal that is just east of I-75.

FMPD says this happened at 3:38a.m.

Only one eastbound lane is open. FMPD says this will cause major delays and there is no ETA for the correction.

Police say the dump truck was in a traffic accident and took down the entire signal.

FPL is on scene.

Fox 4's Elyse Chengery is live on scene and FOX 4 will continue to bring you more updates throughout the day.