“A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.” ~ Anonymous ~
Two-way traffic had shifted to the south side of the street as the Bee Ridge Road widening project has been underway. The project began July 2014 and expects to be completed in 2016. This fire hydrant on the south side is a clue (OMG) on how much dirt must be brought in to raise up this side of the road to match the nearly finished north side. It appears that the road shift for traffic to the north side will be in September – right around the corner (pun intended!)
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August 30, 2015 at 11:31 am
Wow. That’s pretty amazing.
August 30, 2015 at 11:44 am
Holy cow! I guess next will be the sounds of dump trucks driving back and forth!
August 30, 2015 at 12:13 pm
good one!
August 30, 2015 at 2:52 pm
Jeez, who’d’a thunk?
August 30, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Good Grief! I never realized there would be such activity on Bee Ridge. Everybody should be alert.
August 30, 2015 at 8:52 pm
There are a number of new developments to the east, and churches, so I think the county is catching up to the traffic demand.
August 30, 2015 at 2:59 pm
Very creative! I can’t believe how much fill dirt they’ll need to bring in.
August 30, 2015 at 4:56 pm
Good eye! My only thought is maybe they will come back and cut it down to size, if that’s even possible.
August 30, 2015 at 8:50 pm
No – that’s the height. All of the pipes go in first. The other side of the road is much higher now. That intersection at Sarasota Golf Club Blvd seems to be the highest. Perhaps it was way too low to start with.
August 30, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Wow, that’s a lot of dirt to move! I hope they get it done sooner than later for you!
August 31, 2015 at 2:02 am
It’ll take till 2016 just to bring in the dirt. 🙂