44th Avenue East Extension Project Overpass Construction to Detour Northbound I-75 in Manatee County
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (August 9, 2024) – As part of the 44th Avenue East Extension Project No. 6, overnight detours of northbound traffic on I-75 will be required as the contractor begins placing structural steel girders for construction of the bridge over the northbound lanes.
Beginning Saturday, August 24, and continuing through early September, 2024, motorists traveling northbound on I-75 will be directed to exit at SR 70 and east on SR 70 to Lakewood Ranch Boulevard. Motorists will then be directed north on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard to SR 64 and west on SR 64 to access northbound I-75. The detour will be in effect between the hours of 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, and 7 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, and will continue nightly between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Manatee County have worked together to coordinate signal timing during the overnight detours.
Overnight detours of southbound traffic on I-75 will be required to allow for the placing of structural steel girders over the southbound lanes as part of continuing construction of the bridge. More information will be provided in advance of that work.
Project No. 6 is the final segment of the 44th Avenue East Extension Project, which includes approximately 1.9 miles of new roadway. This segment begins just west of I-75 and extends 44th Avenue East over I-75 to the existing portion of 44th Avenue East at Lakewood Ranch Boulevard on the east side of I-75. Lena Road also will be extended approximately 0.27 miles south of the roundabout. This added section will connect 44th Avenue East with the existing segment of Lena Road to the south continuing towards SR 70.
For additional project information, please visit the project website at 44thaveeast.com.