FDOT looking for residents' feedback on traffic congestion in Bradenton
MANATEE -- Manatee County residents can give their ideas on how the area's traffic congestion should be solved during a public workshop Thursday evening.
From 5-7 p.m. Thursday, residents can attend a visioning workshop at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, 0ne Haben Blvd., Palmetto. The workshop, which is being hosted by Florida Department of Transportation, is part of the Central Manatee Network Alternatives Analysis being conducted to "address local and regional travel needs while supporting broader economic development goals," according to study materials.
FDOT is working with Manatee County, Palmetto, Bradenton, Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization and Federal Highway Administration to look at the 13 square miles, which includes Palmetto and Bradenton.
The project boundaries are 26th Street West on the west, Ellenton-Gillette Road on the east, 17th Avenue West on the south and 17th Street West on the north.
"This first workshop is intended to provide the community with an opportunity to learn about our findings on existing conditions and to provide their perspectives on transportation issues they are experiencing within the study area," Lawrence Massey, FDOT project manager, previously told the Bradenton Herald.
Project documents and graphic displays will be on display during the open house where people can ask questions and provide comments in a one-on-one setting, according to a news release.
"The communities' involvement in this study is essential to not only understanding their needs, but to foster stakeholders' ownership of the process," Massey said. "The Central Manatee Network Alternatives Analysis is their project and the workshop provides them with an important opportunity to have their voices heard."
Claire Aronson, Manatee County reporter, can be reached at 941-745-7024. Follow her on Twitter@Claire_Aronson.
This story was originally published March 30, 2016 at 4:40 PM with the headline "FDOT looking for residents' feedback on traffic congestion in Bradenton ."