MANATEE COUNTY

n 12th Street West: The northbound parking lane and a portion of the northbound travel lane between Manatee and Sixth avenues west is scheduled to be closed 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 18 for crane work on the courthouse roof. The sidewalk on the east side of 12th Street West in the same area also will close.

n Virginia Drive: The northbound lane between Seventh and Ninth avenues west will be closed through the end of March for the Ware’s Creek dredging project.

n Traffic signals: Manatee County officials are asking drivers to use extra caution on major thoroughfares in coming months as traffic signals at large intersections are adjusted and retimed as the first major implementation of the Advanced Traffic Management System. More than 230 traffic signals in Manatee County will be better coordinated with each other, but will not mean a continuous chain of green lights around town during rush hours.

nState Road 789 (Gulf Drive) at Longboat Key Pass Bridge: An improvement project -- including bridge repair, painting and sidewalk construction -- is under way, with temporary nighttime lane closures 10 p.m.-6 a.m. (excluding 10 p.m. Fridays-6 a.m. Sundays). Motorists are advised to obey speed limit and exercise extreme caution. This project is anticipated for completion in the spring.

n State Road 64 from County Road 675 to Zipperer Road: Intermittent lane closures while crews work in the shoulder.

-- Herald staff reports