Sarasota/Manatee US 41 Corridor Mobility and Safety Study (CMASS) Project Summary
US 41B/8th Avenue at 10th St W (Palmetto) • Perform intersection retiming to reduce phase failures • Provide protected left turn phasing with a 4-section flashing yellow arrow signal heads and backplates for SB and WB • Consider modifying Checkers driveway access (north of intersection) to a right-in/right-out configuration and installing regulatory features N/A Yes
10. Next Steps
US 41B/8th Avenue at 17th St W (Palmetto) • Enhance existing crosswalk markings at intersection to higher-visibility ladder-style • Evaluate intersection and crosswalk lighting levels • Evaluate opportunities to close sidewalk gap to Palmetto High School • Enhance existing crossings near Palmetto High School • Evaluate feasibility of installing a raised median island prior to NB left-turn lane • Consider reducing travel lane widths to provide buffered bicycle lane along 17th St. W and east of US 41 Business/8th Ave. W Some improvements may be included in: • FPID: 444440-1 US 41B Resurfacing and Roundabout from 17th Street to Bayshore Road Yes
In order to advance the proposed improvement strategies for the US 41 corridor it is recommended to categorize the proposed improvement strategies into short-term, mid-term and long-term needs and to identify opportunities to incorporate as many proposed improvements as possible within existing programmed projects to provide for an efficient and cost-effective method of implementation. Remaining project segments or improvements that cannot be incorporated into existing programmed projects should be analyzed further and evaluated for next steps for implementation.
The recommendations shown in Section 9 of this report should be revisited to determine if they can be added to the planned and programmed projects. For a detailed list of the US 41 CMASS recommendations for these segments, please refer to the US 41 CMASS Existing Conditions Report and the US 41 CMASS Pass-the-Torch Presentation.
In addition, some segments of the corridor require further development and evaluation to determine how to implement the proposed improvement strategies.