Latest Bradenton Beach lane shift expected to last through March

By Carter Weinhofer
| 1:00 p.m. March 21, 2024

Crews work on the Bradenton Beach sewer improvement project in February 2023.

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The Bradenton Beach Sewer Improvement Project continues, with lane shifts scheduled for this week.

Starting March 18, both lanes of Gulf Drive South will be shifted west between 6th Street South and 8th Street South. The lane shift is expected to continue through late March or early April, according to a press release.

Also during this time, 7th Street South will be closed to traffic. There will be temporary parking on the west side of Gulf Drive South, as well as a free shuttle service for residents and guests of that street.

The $7.1 million project is funded by Manatee County, and will replace and relocate some of the gravity sewer system in South Bradenton Beach.

Construction for this project began in early 2023, and is anticipated to continue until late 2024, according to the project website.

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Carter Weinhofer

Carter Weinhofer is the Longboat Key news reporter for the Observer. Originally from a small town in Pennsylvania, he moved to St. Petersburg to attend Eckerd College until graduating in 2023. During his entire undergraduate career, he worked at the student newspaper, The Current, holding positions from science reporter to editor-in-chief.