It then loops around the Tanglewood neighborhood and intersects with Boy Scout Drive, a six-lane road which connects to US Highway 41 (US 41, Tamiami Trail).

Summerlin Road continues north past Bishop Verot High School and terminates at Colonial Boulevard (CR 884).

CR 869 was first proposed in 1971 as an alternative to both US 41 and McGregor Boulevard and providing better access to Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, and Captiva.

It was originally planned to be part of SR 869, but the road was never added to the state highway system since it turned over to Lee County before it opened.

[8] To better handle increasing traffic, the intersection with San Carlos Bouelvard (SR 865) was upgraded to an interchange in 2007 along with being widened to six lanes.

Boy Scout Drive was widened to four lanes when Summerlin Road was built as it would provide a direct link with US 41.