Construction of a new sidewalk from Gulf Drive to State Road 789/East Bay Drive and from 31st Street to State Road 64/Manatee Avenue continues this week.
A Florida Department of Transportation press release said motorists can expect intermittent lane closures along S.R. 789/East Bay Drive and S.R. 64/Manatee Avenue this week. A flagging operation will be in place during lane closures, the DOT release said. The project is expected to finish in January 2012.
On State Road 64/Manatee Avenue from east of the Harbour Isle condo entrance to Bristol Bay Drive, workers are removing asphalt, resurfacing, making drainage improvements and constructing a new sidewalk and bike path.
The project should be completed by the end of the year, the DOT release said.
Superior Asphalt Inc. of Sarasota is the contractor for both projects, the DOT said.
In Anna Maria, the North Shore Drive-Palm Avenue intersection is now open after Manatee County Utilities completed its installation of new sewer lines in the area.
Anna Maria public works director George McKay said the county plans to install more sewer lines in Anna Maria beginning in January, but have not given him a start date for construction.