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The eastbound lane will be closed overnight from January 26 until February 2

BRADENTON, Fla. –The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)  has scheduled repairs to the concrete guardrails on the eastbound lane of the Cortez Drawbridge on Cortez Road (SR 684) in Manatee County starting on January 26 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. The repair work will continue each night until the anticipated completion at 6 a.m. on February 2. The eastbound lane will remain open each day from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The repairs are necessary to correct damage to the guardrails that occurred during an accident in December of last year. Please use caution in the area, watch for flaggers, equipment and crews and plan for delays. Use an alternate route if possible during the overnight hours.

For real-time traffic updates please access our website https://fl511.com/ or dial 511.