![]() Drainage structure and pipe installation will also continue throughout the project. Embankment activities continue on the southbound roadway from US 41 to Stoney Creek Boulevard. SR 777 River Road from I-75 to US 41: Construction project: Motorists can expect pond excavation near Venice Avenue and just north of Rambler’s Rest RV Park on the northbound roadway. A traffic pattern shift is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday night, October 3rd to move traffic onto temporary asphalt at the Center Road Intersection. Venice Avenue intersection paving is scheduled to begin Sunday night October 1st through the 3rd. Trucks will be crossing the road at various locations using intermittent flagging operations. Signal and lighting work is also on-going throughout the project. A flagging operation will be used to complete the shift and off-duty officers will be onsite to assist. ![]() A traffic pattern switch is tentatively scheduled for the night of Oct 19th to shift traffic onto temporary asphalt, just north of Center Road. Drainage structure and pipe, and curb and gutter installations will also continue throughout the project. Design is anticipated to finish in summer of 2022 on this design-build project. Shared use paths, raised medians, wildlife crossings, signing and pavement markings, lighting, signalization, and Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) features will also be part of the project.Ĭonstruction began in February 2022. Work will include drainage and safety improvements. The project will widen the roadway from two lanes to six lanes between US 41 and Center Road, and from two lanes to four lanes between Center Road and I-75. A Project Development & Environmental (PD&E) Study was completed to examine environmental impacts and opportunities for mitigation. The project length is approximately 5.06 miles. ![]() The project limits fall within Sarasota County. But, the hopes for it would be that it would improve the traffic flow enough to where people aren’t fighting over a lane," said Shugart.Ĭlick here to read more about the project.The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District One is conducting a Design-Build project to widen River Road from north of US 41 to south of I-75. “It’s going to be a mess, just like the one up there on University was, but I understand you can’t do anything about that. The work is expected to take about two years and should be done in fall 2023. Orrell said they’re also safer than traditional interstate exits, because they reduce the number of “conflict points” between vehicles. "Then, people quickly become very excited about it.” “As with all things, it takes a little bit of time for people to get used to new things, but once they see what the benefits are and get used to driving it, it’s so much a greater improvement than what was previously there," said Orrell. There are a few others across the state and many more either in construction or planned for the Tampa Bay area.įDOT says they’ve proven very effective at easing congestion. The diamond pattern, a relatively new concept in Florida, keeps traffic flowing in both directions by sending each direction to the left side of the roadway, which allows for quicker and easier exits onto and off of an interstate like I-75.įlorida’s first diamond was installed at I-75 and University Parkway in Sarasota County. FDOT will replace the current traffic pattern with a Diverging Diamond Interchange. ![]()
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