TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Expect detours, delays during road projects this week

Road crews are working at several locations this week in Sarasota and Manatee counties,

The Florida Department of Transportation advises drivers to use caution this week in these areas where road crews are to be working:

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I-75: From Sumter Boulevard to River Road: Construction project: This project expands I-75 to six lanes. Crews are clearing and placing embankment in the median, installing drainage, constructing ponds and placing sod on the outside shoulders, Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting. Expect nightly southbound inside lane closures between 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., from Wednesday, February 25 to Friday, February 27 while workers load trucks with cleared vegetation and haul it away. Pay attention to traffic signs and barricades throughout the construction project, stay alert, and use caution in the work zone. Estimated completion is summer 2016. The contractor is Conalvias USA.

US 41 at SR 789: Maintenance permit project: The sidewalk located along the west side of US 41 from SR 789 to Ritz Carlton Drive and sidewalk located along the north side of SR 789 from Sunset Drive to US 41 will remain closed until construction of the development located at the corner of US 41 and SR 789 is complete. Pedestrians should follow the established detour.

US 41 from Marcia Street to Baywood Drive and from Reynolds Road to Gulf Gate Drive: Construction project: Crews are resurfacing the roadway, installing highway lighting, constructing sidewalk and making drainage improvements. Nighttime/overnight lane closures occur from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. Expected completion is spring 2015. Ajax Paving is the contractor.

US 41 Between south of River Road and north of Biscayne Boulevard: Maintenance contracts project: Crews are making sidewalk repairs. Pedestrians should use caution while crews are working.

US 41 Between North of SR 681(Venice Connector) to Oscar Scherer Park: Maintenance contracts project: Crews will be cleaning and reshaping roadside ditches both north and south bound directions. Contractor will conduct intermittent outside lane closures between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through March.

BUS US 41 at the Circus Drawbridge: Bridge maintenance project: Crews are working at the bridge. Expect intermittent northbound and southbound nighttime/overnight right lane closures Wednesday, February 25 and Thursday, February 26 from 9 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. each morning. Use caution and expect possible delays.

SR 780/Fruitville Road between US 301 and Honore Avenue, SR 758/Bee Ridge Road and SR 776: Maintenance contracts project: Crews will be trimming trees over the road and sidewalks. Motorist should expect intermittent sidewalk closures and/or moving operations requiring lane closures through late February.

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TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Expect detours, delays during road projects this week