FDOT to hold State Road 70 interchange workshop next month
The public will have an opportunity to learn about the details of a project to revamp the interchange at Interstate 75 interchange and State Road 70 at a workshop next month.
The Florida Department of Transportation project has a $119 million price tag and will widen Interstate 75 from State Road 64 East to University Parkway. State Road 70 will also grow by about a mile to accommodate a modified diamond interchange design between Tara Boulevard and 87th Street East.
The project’s design is expected to be finished by spring 2018, and construction will begin later that year.
A similar project at State Road 64 began in June, and the project at U.S. 301 is planned to start in 2020.
The workshop will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Manatee Technical College, located at 6305 State Road 70 East.
For more information about the project, anyone can visit www.i75manatee.com.
Hannah Morse: 941-745-7055, @mannahhorse
This story was originally published September 27, 2017 at 5:17 PM with the headline "FDOT to hold State Road 70 interchange workshop next month."