Work Week Starting July 18, 2010
Wood Street to Myrtle Street – Weather permitting, one lane of U.S. 301 (Washington Boulevard) in both directions at different points between the railroad tracks and north of 12th Street will be closed 6:30 pm to 6:00 am the following day, Sunday, July 18 through Friday, July 23. The lane closures from the railroad tracks to 12th Street will be for installing curbs and paving the new outside U.S. 301 lanes, while the closings north of 12th Street will be for installing drainage structures. Construction activities that will be done without closing lanes include installation of the limerock base for the new southbound U.S. 301 travel lane between Myrtle Street and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, installation of stabilizer for the new southbound U.S. 301 travel lane between MLK Way and 21st Street, installation of a new water line along northbound U.S. 301 between MLK Way and Myrtle Street, installation of streetlights along U.S. 301 south of Myrtle Street and retention pond excavation. The expansion of southbound U.S. 41 from two to three travel lanes between Osprey Avenue and the U.S. 41/U.S. 301 intersection was completed last week. Entrances to businesses in the construction zone, including those where temporary barrier walls are in place, remain open and accessible to motorists. Drivers are reminded to obey the posted speed limit and drive with extra caution to protect themselves, construction workers and pedestrians, including bicyclists. Fines are doubled for speeding infractions in the construction zone when workers are present. For more information visit the <myus301sarasota.com> Web site or call the Public Information Officer at 941-232-5590. The general contractor is Prince Contracting, LLC.
