With the winter holiday season concluded, children are returning to classes and snowbirds are flocking to Anna Maria Island.
So The Islander reminds motorists: Go slow, take it easy and keep alert.
The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following alerts for motorists driving in the area the week of Jan. 5:
• State Road 789 from Coquina Beach to 13th Street South: Crews are making drainage improvements. Expect lane closures from 8 p.m.-6 a.m. Monday-Friday. Expected completion is early 2015.
• State Road 684/Cortez Road at the Cortez Bridge, from east of Gulf Drive to west of 127th Street West: Crews will work on the bridge expansion bearings and joints, beams, fender wall, sidewalks and the electric system in the bridge tender house, including the generator. Work on the project includes general maintenance and repairs to the bridge span, beams, piling, seawall and bridge-tender house.
The DOT advises motorists to slow down and use caution in work zones.
For the latest roadwatch information, people can go online to www.fl511.com or dial 511.
Local agencies can send announcements of roadwatch projects to news@islander.org.