Slow going at Cortez Bridge
Motorists heading east from Bradenton
Beach to Cortez on the Cortez Bridge
face delays Jan. 15 while Manatee
County’s contractor DBe Utility Services
installs a new 20-inch watermain and
24-inch force main on the south side of
the bridge. The waterline will serve aMI
customers once the new 65-foot-clearance
bridge is built over the Intracoastal
Waterway. The $7.2 million utility project
is expected to extend through early 2026.
activity will start east of Cortez Bridge at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20 and continuing
through 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21, the contractor will transport pipes on
Cortez Road West and stage materials behind a temporary barrier wall in the
right of way along the south side of Cortez Road. Travel lanes on eastbound
and westbound Cortez Road W. will remain open, with intermittent fl agging
operations in place between 124th Street West and 123rd Street Court West to
direct travelers. Islander Courtesy Photos: Tina allen/MC Bridge Project
For more information,
contact Tina allen,
community outreach
representative for the
Cortez Bridge project,
at 941-306-4660 or
info@amiprojects.io.