This week, crews will continue to excavate, final grade and sod the pond area on the southeast corner of Bourneside Boulevard and SR 70. Material will be hauled to the south side of SR 70 between Bourneside Boulevard and Lorraine Road and placed as roadway fill. Drainage work will continue on SR 70 between Bourneside Boulevard and Uihlein Road.

Work will continue with construction of two eastbound bridges, this will involve placing rebar and forming the bridge deck for future concrete and grading the river channel; this work will occur during daytime hours. The eastern most eastbound bridge will have the bridge deck concrete placed during a night operation. Night work will consist of a concrete bridge deck poured for the easternmost eastbound bridge. This work will occur on Thursday, August 1, 2024, between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 a.m., weather permitting. All work will be off of the roadway, the traffic pattern is not expected to be impacted. Use caution when traveling through this area as trucks will be entering and exiting the work zone. Noise from trucks and equipment is expected.

All work will be off the roadway with no planned long-term lane closures. However, it is expected that eastbound traffic will be interrupted for short periods of time throughout the day with flaggers as the dump trucks cross from east to west at the bridge locations. Please use caution and watch for trucks and construction vehicles entering or exiting the work zone throughout the construction limits. Work will occur Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please use caution and be aware of workers and flaggers in the area.

SR 70 from Lorraine Road to Bourneside Boulevard, Bradenton: Construction project: This project includes widening SR 70 from Lorraine Road to Bourneside Boulevard from a two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane or six-lane divided roadway, depending on the location, construction of roundabouts on SR 70 at Uihlein Road, Del Webb Boulevard, and Bourneside Boulevard, intersection improvements at the existing signalized intersection of Greenbrook Boulevard and Lorraine Road, construction of four bridges over two Braden River crossing locations, new drainage system, construction of 10-foot shared use paths, street lighting, and landscaping, and installation of new fiber optic cable connecting the two signalized intersections to Manatee County’s regional Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS).

This week, crews will continue excavating the Pond area on the southeast corner of Bourneside Boulevard and SR 70. Material will be hauled to the south side of SR 70 between Bourneside Boulevard and Lorraine Road and placed as roadway fill. Drainage work will continue on SR 70 between Bourneside Boulevard and Uihlein Road.

Work will continue with construction of two eastbound bridges, this will involve placing rebar and forming the bridge deck for future concrete and grading the river channel; this work will occur during daytime hours.

All work will be off the roadway with no planned long term lane closures. However, it is expected that eastbound traffic will be interrupted for short periods of time throughout the day with flaggers as the dump trucks cross from east to west at the bridge locations. Please use caution and watch for trucks and construction vehicles entering or exiting the work zone throughout the construction limits. Work will occur Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please use caution and be aware of workers and flaggers in the area.

SR 70 From East of US 441 to Northeast 17th Avenue: Construction project: Crews will be working on milling and resurfacing, base work, drainage improvements, curb and gutter, guardrails, traffic signals, signage, pavement markings, lighting and other incidental construction.

• Motorists should expect intermittent daytime lane closures to take place both eastbound and westbound on SR 70 between NE 17th Avenue and NE 4th Avenue for curb/sidewalk removal and pour back. Lane closures will take place in the outside travel lanes.
• Starting July 15 through August 30, 2024, motorists should expect intermittent daytime/nighttime lane closures to take place on the outside eastbound lane of SR 70 between SE 3rd Avenue and SE 6th Avenue for drainage work, curb/sidewalk removal and pour back.  Access will be maintained to all businesses along this section of roadway.
• Starting July 15 through August 30, 2024, motorists should expect intermittent daytime/nighttime lane closures to take place in the outside eastbound lane of SR 70 between NE 17th Avenue and SE 4th Avenue for drainage work, curb/sidewalk removal and pour back.  Access will be maintained to all businesses along this section of roadway.
•  Starting July 15 through August 30, 2024, motorists should expect intermittent nighttime lane closures between the hours of  8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the outside eastbound lane of SR 70 between NE 17th Avenue and SE 4th Avenue. Crews will commence drainage work, curb/sidewalk removal and pour back.  Access will be maintained to all businesses along this section of roadway.

Please  use caution in the area and watch for crews in or near the roadway.