Figure 1-1 – Project Location Map ..... 2 Figure 1-2 – Preferred Alternative and Interim Improvements ..... 4 Figure 2-1 – Existing Roadway – US 301 West of 9th Street East ..... 16 Figure 2-2 – Existing Roadway – South of 13th Avenue to 9th Avenue ..... 17 Figure 2-3 – Existing Roadway South of DeSoto Bridge ..... 17 Figure 2-4 – Existing Roadway North of DeSoto Bridge ..... 18 Figure 2-5 – Existing Land Use ..... 22 Figure 2-6 – Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) Routes ..... 26 Figure 2-7 – Corridor Crash Locations (2021 - 2025) ..... 29 Figure 2-8 – US 301 over US 41/S Tamiami Trail ..... 38 Figure 2-9 DeSoto Bridge ..... 39 Figure 2-10 – US 41 over US 301/SR 43/10th St West ..... 39 Figure 2-11 US 41 CSX Railway Short Line ..... 40 Figure 5-1 – MCAT Transit Service ..... 49 Figure 5-2 – Proposed Express Lanes and Travel Lanes South of Manatee River ..... 50 Figure 5-3 – Proposed Express Lanes and Travel Lanes on DeSoto Bridge ..... 51 Figure 5-4 – Proposed Express Lanes and Travel Lanes North of Manatee River ..... 52 Figure 5-5 – Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure ..... 53 Figure 7-1 – Interim Improvements South of Manatee River ..... 70 Figure 7-2 – Interim Improvements DeSoto Bridge ..... 70 Figure 7-3 – Interim Improvements North of Manatee River ..... 71 Figure 7-4 – Preferred Alternative South of Desoto Bridge ..... 77 Figure 7-5 – Preferred Alternative US 301/1st Street W over US 41/S Tamiami Trail ..... 77 Figure 7-6 – Preferred Alternative Desoto Bridge over the Manatee River ..... 78 Figure 7-7 – Preferred Alternative North of DeSoto Bridge to CSX RR Short Line ..... 79 Figure 7-8 – Preferred Alternative US 41 over US 301/10th St ..... 79 Figure 7-9 – Preferred Alternative US 41 over CSX RR Short Line ..... 80 Figure 7-10 – Interim Improvements Desoto Bridge ..... 80
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