LOCAL SCOPE OF “MOVE FLORIDA FORWARD”

Not one, but two local projects made the list of priorities under the Move Florida Forward initiative – one in Manatee County and one in Sarasota County.

MANATEE — STATE ROAD 70 FROM BOURNESIDE BOULEVARD TO WATERBURY ROAD Funding: $49 million Construction year: 2024 Project summary: The corridor will be widened from two lanes to a four-lane divided roadway to include four roundabouts as well as bicycle and pedestrian enhancements.

SARASOTA — INTERSTATE 75 AT FRUITVILLE ROAD INTERCHANGE

Funding: $192 million Construction year: 2024 Project summary: The interchange will be reconstructed from the existing partial cloverhead configuration to a diverging diamond interchange, like the one on University Parkway. Two miles of I-75, from Palmer Boulevard to north of Fruitville Road, will widen to a six-lane highway with three through lanes per direction, and the existing bridges over Fruitville Road will be replaced. About

1.6 miles of Fruitville Road from Honore Avenue to east of Coburn Road will also be widened.