MANATEE COUNTY — The highly anticipated last link of the 44th Avenue East project is now officially underway, following a groundbreaking earlier this morning. Manatee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) joined with other local leaders to kick off what may be the most visible of the stages of construction.
“It’s going to be an amazing reliever for all of Manatee County,” said Manatee County At-Large Commissioner Jason Bearden, who hosted the event. “This has been in the works for decades, and now we are at the point where we are going over I-75.”
Preparations along this final phase of construction have already begun as crews are mobilizing heavy equipment and driving support pilings for the construction of the final segment extending 44th Avenue East from the west side of I-75 to the east side of the highway.
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Cat L
Oh...so they ARE capable of following decades old plans.... It would have been nice for them to have followed through on that Lena Rd property to expand services and the dump... Instead of wasting the work, and tax dollars, of others.
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