SR 70 from Bourneside Boulevard to Waterbury Road, Bradenton: Construction project: This project includes widening SR 70 from Bourneside Boulevard to Waterbury Road from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided roadway, Safety features will include roundabouts to be constructed at 197th Street East/Lindrick Lane, 213th Street East, 225th Street East/Panther Ridge Trail and County Road 675/Waterbury Road. The project will also include the installation of a new drainage system, new curb and gutter, construction of 10-foot shared-use paths and 5-foot paved shoulders on both sides of the roadway, street lighting throughout the project and landscaping inside the roundabouts.

This week’s work will consist of:

• Grading for the future shared use path and roadway on the south side of SR 70 between 197th Street and 225th Street.
• Drainage work will begin at 197th Street installing underground storm drainage pipe on the south side of SR 70.
• Future eastbound construction will continue with embankment hauling and stabilized subgrade construction across from the future pond, between 197th Street and 213th Street, on the South side of SR 70.
• Drainage swale grading will continue between 213th Street and Meadow Dove Lane on the South side of SR 70.

In the upcoming months, Lindrick Lane, 213th Street, Pather Ridge Trail, and Meadow Dove Lane will be closed at SR 70 to construct the south portions of each intersection’s roundabout. The north side of these intersections will not be impacted. These closures are tentatively planned to begin in late Summer and will occur one at a time with no concurrent closures. Detours and message boards will be provided, and advanced notice with specific closure dates will be provided once available.