Sewer project paused until July 10

BY LESLIE LAKE SUN CORRESPONDENT | llake@amisun.com

BRADENTON BEACH – Residents living near the sewer improvement project on Gulf Drive have a brief respite from construction, which has been suspended until July 10.

“In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, the contractor will be suspending construction on the Bradenton Beach Sewer Improvements project during the week of July 3,” Bradenton Beach Sewer Project

Community Outreach Representative Tina Allen wrote in a June 27 email to area residents. “Residents and renters along 11th Street South are encouraged to continue using the reserved parking area on the west side of Gulf Drive South.”

Construction is scheduled to resume on Monday, July 10 at 7 a.m.

The first of the adjacent side roads to be closed during the project is 11th

Street South. There will be permitted parking only for residents and guests of that road on the west side of Gulf Drive South for at least the next four months.

Currently, the reserved permit parking section is located slightly north of Eighth Street South and goes south to midway between 10th and 11th Streets South.

Free golf cart shuttle service will be available to those living on closed roads. For service, call 941-269-6699.

In her email, Allen asked residents to be mindful of construction equipment and materials being staged in right-of-way areas.

“Your patience and cooperation are greatly appreciated as we work to complete these necessary improvements,” Allen wrote.

The project will replace and relocate a portion of the gravity collection system in South Bradenton Beach from private property to the public right of way.