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447379-1 SR 55 (US 19) and SR 684; from 23rd Avenue W. to 39th Street E., from Terra Ceia Road to I-275 and at Royal Palm Drive
Roadwatch UpdateProject Details
About
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, is making improvements along State Road 55
(US 19) from 23rd Avenue W. to 39th Street E., SR 55 (US 19) from Terra Ceia Road to I-275
(NB Ramp) and along SR 684 at Royal Palm Drive. These projects will involve milling and resurfacing SR 55 from 23rd Avenue W. to 39th Street E. and implementing safety improvements along the corridor. These improvements include guardrail replacements, sidewalk repair, lighting updates, pedestrian signal replacements, and median modifications.
Public Involvement
Design Project Meetings in 2024:
SR 55 (US 19) from 23rd Ave W to 39th St E Public Workshops
Two open, in-person public workshops were held to present and discuss the two median modifications. The materials available for review and comment were specific to each intersection at the respective workshop. Anyone who was unable to participate in the in-person public workshops was able to watch a narrated project presentation video, that was posted on the project website following the public workshops. All participants were welcome to share their comments with project team during the design process.
Public Workshop #1: 21st St Intersection
Date: June 4, 2024
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Manatee County Public Library System, Palmetto Branch, 923 6th St W, Palmetto, FL 34221
Postmark comments by June 18, 2024 to be included in the formal workshop record.
Public Workshop #2: 11th Ave Intersection
Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: The Bridge Church, 4000 75th St W, Bradenton, FL 34209
Postmark comments by June 27 to be included in the formal workshop record.
After reviewing the SR 55 (US 19) from 23rd Ave W to 39th St Design Workshop materials, and/or participants were able submit comments in three ways: 1) through the project webpage https://www.swflroads.com/project/447379-1; 2) email the FDOT Project Manager Scott McCall at scott.mccall@dot.state.fl.us; or 3) mail comments to Scott McCall at FDOT District One, P.O. Box 1249, Bartow, FL 33831-1249.
Comments must have been received or postmarked by June 18, 2024 for Public Workshop #1 and June 27, 2024 for Public Workshop #2 to be included in the formal workshop records.
A summary of the workshop comments and responses will be available on the webpage approximately 30 days following the close of the comment period.
FDOT sent notices to property owners, business owners, interested persons and organizations within 300 feet of the project to provide the opportunity to give comments to FDOT regarding this project. FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. People who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Cynthia Sykes, District One Title VI Coordinator, at (863) 519-2287, or email at Cynthia.Sykes@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the workshop.
FAQs
For additional information on Proven Safety Countermeasures developed by the Federal Highway Administration, please visit the following websites:
Medians and Pedestrian Refuge Islands in Urban and Suburban Areas
Contact Information
RoadWatch
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S.R. 70 from Bourneside Boulevard to Waterbury Road, Bradenton: Construction project: This project includes widening S.R. 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 five-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 the swale and future shared-use path on the south side of S.R. 70 between Lindrick Lane and Bourneside Boulevard.
· Grading the swale and installing sod at C.R. 675 and S.R. 70.
· Grading roadway base material for the future roundabout at Lindrick Lane and S.R. 70.
· Maintaining temporary drainage on the north side of S.R. 70, east of 225th Street.
· Installing pull boxes and other components of proposed street lighting from 197th Street to 225th Street.
Lindrick Lane at S.R. 70 is closed for approximately two months while crews construct the south side of the Lindrick Lane roundabout. During the closure, motorists will not be permitted to enter or exit Lindrick Lane via S.R. 70. A full detour is in place, directing traffic via 213th Street. Message boards will be posted to assist motorists. Lindrick Lane is scheduled to reopen in September, weather permitting.
The estimated completion date for construction is summer 2027.