o Reconstruct raised pedestrian separator in the SE corner to improve vehicle operation, while maintaining pedestrian safety

o Relocate the utility pole in the SW corner

• At 10th Avenue W:

Install pedestrian crossing warning signs and special emphasis crosswalk markings

○ Consider making the driveway on the south side of 1116 14th St W an entrance only, this will require coordination with the property owner

Central Manatee Network Alternatives Analysis (CMNAA) (May 2019)

Project Limits: 17th Avenue W in Bradenton to 17th Street W in Palmetto

Recommendations:

• Lane repurposing to a 3-lane section on US 41 Business/14th Street from 17th Avenue W to 8th Avenue W
• Results from the US 41 Business/8th Avenue W from Green Bridge to 17th Street W in Palmetto Road Safety Audit (Feb 2018) and US 41 Business/14th Street from 17th Avenue W to 8th Avenue W Road Safety Audit (Sept 2017) described in this section.

US 41 Business/8th Avenue W from Green Bridge to 17th Street W in Palmetto Road Safety Audit (Feb 2018)

Recommendations:

• At 10th Street W:

Perform intersection retiming to reduce phase failures

o Provide protected left turn phasing with a 4-section flashing yellow arrow signal heads and backplates for the southbound and westbound approaches

2.2 Sarasota/Manatee MPO Studies

US 41 Multi-Modal Emphasis Corridor (MMEC) Gap and Safety Analysis (Feb 2020)

The project limits for this study included the full length of the US 41 CMASS study limits and two safety assessment locations within the US 41 CMASS corridor.

Recommendations:

• Corridor-Wide:

Crosswalk markings

Roadway and intersection / crosswalk lighting

○ Signage

○ Flashing yellow arrow

○ Bus stop siting

Right-turn-on-red restrictions

O Driveway consolidation

○ Innovative intersection designs

Bikeway selection

○ Speed management

○ Signal timing and spacing

Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)