Bullock provides transportation update

Town Manager Dave Bullock provided the Coalition of Barrier Island Elected Officials with a city of Sarasota transportation update that affects Longboat Key motorists at a meeting Wednesday at Town Hall.

Bullock and some of his staff members attended a July 13 city of Sarasota transportation workshop that highlighted upcoming changes near Gulfstream and U.S. 41.

The temporary improvements at Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 that went into effect in March with the right turn lane on north bound U.S. 41 will be made permanent with changes to the median and a longer turn lane. And a roundabout is planned for that location by 2020-21.

Gulfstream Avenue and U.S. 41 should have a roundabout under construction by 2018-19. And roundabouts on U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets are scheduled to begin in 2016-17.   

Bullock said he will also hold discussions with city of Sarasota staff this summer on traffic suggestions for St. Armands Circle.

City staff is also going to do a feasibility study of a water taxi serving City Island.  

A comprehensive traffic analysis being performed by the Florida Department of Transportation will be ready this fall.

Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].