Road Report: Siesta Key Drawbridge Closure

SR 758: At the Siesta Key Drawbridge:

The east and westbound lanes will be closed on Wednesday from 9 p.m. to midnight for bridge maintenance. During this time, motorists will be required to wait approximately 10 minutes before being flagged across the bridge. Emergency vehicles have been asked to contact the bridge tender as soon as possible to allow the crews to move out of the way without delay. The alternative route is State Road 72 (Stickney Point). 

SR 758 (Bee Ridge Road): From Beneva Road to McIntosh Road: There will be eastbound outside lane closures beginning through Jan. 16 between 7 p.m. to 6  a.m. Crews will be repairing storm water inlets and drain pipes.  Motorists are advised to use caution while in the area and expect possible delays.

San Palemo Way: The south entrance to San Palermo is closed this week due to construction on North Cattlemen Road.

Fruitville Road: The contractor installed the traffic loops Sunday and Monday. There will be no work on Fruitville the rest of next week after the loops are completed. The contractor will then take a break over the holidays and be back the first week of January to start the median irrigation installation and planting of the landscape materials.

Sarasota County Advanced Traffic Management System (Phase One):  The installation of new signal controller cabinets at 121 intersections throughout the county has been completed. Over the coming weeks, workers will make adjustments to the signals at intersections throughout the county.

Other work associated with this project includes conduit installation and fiber installation to forge a countywide network of intersections that will link to the Manatee County Traffic Control Center. The conduit and fiber installations will be done during the day. There may be delays and disruption in the coordination of signals during installation; however, these will be corrected as the contractor moves along a corridor. Phase 1 is expected to be completed in spring 2012. 

Ringling Boulevard: At Pineapple Avenue and Palm Avenue: Two projects are underway to construct roundabouts on Ringling at Pineapple Avenue and Palm Avenue. The roundabouts will replace a traffic signal and a four-way stop. 

Traffic flow on Ringling Boulevard, between Orange Avenue and Bayfront Drive, temporarily changed to accommodate the construction. The eastbound side of Ringling will shift to the westbound side creating two-way traffic on the westbound side of Ringling for several blocks. The traffic shift is necessary for construction of roundabouts at Palm Avenue and Pineapple Avenue. When the first phase of construction is finished, approximately in mid-March, the traffic shift will end.

Motorists temporarily will not be able to access Gulf Avenue, Palm Avenue, Pineapple Avenue and Cross Street heading southbound. Click here to view a detour map.

During second phase, traffic will shift to the other side, heading eastbound. The roundabouts are being constructed simultaneously and are expected to be finished in Spring 2012. 

Once the south side of Ringling is completed, the project will switch to the north side. The roundabouts are expected to be finished in spring 2012.

US 301 (Washington Boulevard): From Myrtle Street to DeSoto Road: Construction project expanding U.S. 301 from four to six lanes. This week, the contractor plans to continue general cleanup and repair operations. Motorists can expect intermittent single lane closures during daytime hours while crews are working in the area.

Two lanes of northbound and southbound traffic will be maintained at all times during the day. Additionally the contractor will continue placing final pavement markings during night-time hours which will require intermittent lane closures.

The general contractor is Cone & Graham, Inc. and the projected completion of the project is by the end of December.

US 41, over North Creek: This project consists of placing rip-rap in the channel. Work is expected to last until Jan. 28. During the initial phase, the contractor, Wright Construction, plans to survey the channel bottom with divers. The waterways will remain accessible to marine traffic. No lane closures are expected at this time but may be needed during rip-rap installation.

SR 789: At the Ringling Bridge: Crews will be performing maintenanceon the bridge. There will be no lane closures or other impacts to the motoring public. Maintenance work will continue daily from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. through the end of December.

SR 789: Over Coon Key Waterway: Bridge maintenance project--- This project consists of placing rip-rap at various pier locations. Work is expected to last until Jan. 28. During the initial phase, the contractor plans to survey the channel bottom with divers. The waterways will remain accessible to marine traffic. The contractor, Wright Construction, will mobilize on site to place rip-rap.  No lane closures are expected during the length of this project.  

SR 758 (Bee Ridge Road): From US 41 to Beneva Road: There will be eastbound outside lane closures through Jan. 6 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.  Crews will be repairing storm water inlets and drain pipes. Motorists are advised to use caution while in the area and expect possible delays.

SR 681: Over US 41: This project consists of routine bridge maintenance. Lane closures are expected once crews begin working.

SR 72 (Clark Road): Replacement of the Bridge Over the Myakka River: This project is located approximately 9 miles east of I-75 in Sarasota County, within the boundaries of the Myakka River State Park. The project consists of the removal and replacement of the existing 57-year-old bridge over the Myakka River. The new structure will consist of two travel lanes with 8-foot wide shoulders. Current construction activities involve the demolition of the existing bridge and construction of the substructure for the permanent bridge. Traffic has been switched onto the temporary bridge and motorists should expect to encounter a lane shift. There will be a potential for some occasional minor delays during the daylight hours only. The project completion is estimated for summer 2012. The contractor is Kelly Brothers Construction, Inc. 

SR 72: From West of Proctor Road to Saddle Creek Trail: This project consists of milling and resurfacing the roadway, turn lane construction, drainage improvements, guardrail installation and intersection improvements at SR 72 and Proctor Road. Motorists should expect single lane closures on SR 72 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews are working. 

This project will is expected to be completed in spring 2012. The contractor is Ajax Paving Industries.