BRADENTON BEACH – The Woodruff & Sons construction company is now working along 12th Street South as Manatee County’s extensive sewer improvement project in Bradenton Beach continues.
On Aug. 23, Community Outreach Representative Tina Allen issued her latest email update.
“The contractor has completed installation and switching over of services to the new sewer system on 11th Street South. The road has been reconstructed and is now open to vehicular traffic. Final paving will be performed simultaneously with other completed side streets,” she stated.
“Installation of the new gravity sewer pipe across Gulf Drive South, and east on 12th Street South, is now complete. 12th Street South will remain closed to traffic through late September 2023 as the contractor works to perform service connections and reconstruction of the road. A reserved parking area has been provided along the west of Gulf Drive South for use by residents and renters impacted by the 12th Street construction,” Allen stated in her update.
In her July 28 update, Allen noted the lateral connection line had been installed down the center of 11th Street South and that work completed phase one of the two-phase project.
In her July 28 update, Allen wrote, “On Thursday, July 27, 2023, the contractor began installing a new gravity sewer pipe across Gulf Drive South to the east side of Gulf Drive South at 12th Street South. To accommodate pipe installation, traffic lane shifts will remain in place through late August 2023 for the northbound and southbound travel lanes of Gulf Drive South.
Allen’s updates are emailed to subscribers and they’re also posted at the project website, https://amiprojects.io/projects/bradenton-beach-sewer-improvements.
Manatee County Public Works Director Chad Butzow provided a project update during the Aug. 1 Council of Governments meeting.
“We’ve learned a lot. Our public outreach consultant has done a very good job. It is very timely and has been well-received,” Butzow said of the project updates that Allen provides.
Butzow said the main gravity sewer line has been installed parallel to and west of Gulf Drive South and that portion of the project is completed. Lateral connection lines are being installed down the center of each connecting side street, from 12th Street South to Sixth Street South, resulting in those side streets being temporarily closed to vehicular traffic one street at a time. Butzow said there will not be any instances when two side streets are closed at the same time.
The project-related street closures will impact residents, vacationers and property owners as that work progresses from street to street in the coming weeks and months. For those unable to access their side streets by automobile, the county is providing free shuttle service between the designated Gulf Drive South parking areas and the impacted side streets. For more information on the shuttle service, please call 941-269-6699.
The county project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2024.
