Saturday.Īlong the Myakka River, there is currently NO expected change in impacts. The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay explained the problem at about 5 a.m. “Motorists should continue to regularly check updates to road closures, which are frequently changing as Florida recovers from Hurricane Ian. FDOT and FHP have personnel on-site constantly monitoring the height of the river and the related stability of the bridge,” an FDOT news release said. “It is critical to note as the as the height of the river continues to change, FDOT may enact future closures as necessary to ensure safety. “After close coordination with the Division of Emergency Management and Florida Highway Patrol, the Florida Department of Transportation has determined that water levels have receded far enough at this time to safely reopen,” a statement from FDOT read.īut that doesn’t mean that it’s open to stay. We will continue to monitor the river levels to ensure the safety of the traveling public. But traffic cameras show traffic moving early Saturday evening on the previously closed sections between the Toledo Blade Boulevard exit (mile marker 179) north to the Englewood/Jacaranda Boulevard exit (mile marker 193).įDOT tweeted the reopening news shortly after 4 has reopened I-75 over the Myakka River in Sarasota County. The road, both the northbound and southbound sides, was closed because the Myakka River started rising and created a road hazard. The construction and integration for this project is ongoing and expected to complete in the summer of 2021.A section of Interstate 75 between Venice and North Port that was closed Friday reopened Saturday in the late afternoon, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) reported.

This project willĭisseminate real-time information to the motorists during freeway incidents. Include Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X), roadside units (RSU), and on-board units (OBU) to facilitate the operation of Signal Phase and Timing (SPAT), Traveler Information Messages (TIM), Emergency Vehicle Preemption, and other applications.Īdditionally, this project includes the deployment of hardware for Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM), transit signal priority (TSP), pedestrian safety elements, and fiber optic communications along US 301/441. Connected vehicle (CV) technologies installed as part of this project The deployment of new technologies will provide the capabilities to better manage, operate, and maintain the multi-modal system and create an integrated corridor management solution. Where the northern and southern areas of this regional effort are located along the I-75 corridor. The project encompasses both FDOT District Two and Five jurisdictions,

This project is part of the larger Central Office program submitted as part of the 2016 Advanced TransportationĪnd Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) application to lessen the recurring and non-recurring congestion on I-75 between Gainesville and Wildwood/Ocala region. I-75 to US 301/441 using east to west arterials, such as SR 500, SR 200, and SR 40, during emergencies and incident management efforts. The purpose of this project is to re-route traffic from The I-75 FRAME (Florida's Regional Advanced Mobility Elements) project is located on the I-75 and US 301/441 corridors, connecting east-west arterials between these two corridors in Central Florida.

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