and undeveloped/open land uses. The City of Bradenton designates the areas between the Desoto bridge and 10th Ave East as Urban Central Business District according to the 2010-2030 Future Land Use Map and the study area south of the Business District is designated as Urban Commercial Corridor.
The portion of the project within the City of Palmetto designates areas within the study area as Public Use, General Commercial, and Planned Community, making the Preferred Alternative compatible with the intent and purpose of the local jurisdiction's Comprehensive Plans, specifically the Land Use and Transportation Elements.
Six resources were identified and evaluated for the applicability of Section 4(f). The evaluation determined that there will be no adverse impacts on any of the six resources reviewed, as listed below.
A Cultural Resource Assessment Survey (CRAS), conducted in accordance with 36 CFR Part 800, was performed for the project (June 2026), and the resources listed below were identified within the project Area of Potential Effect (APE). FDOT found that these resources do not meet the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) concurred with this determination on 02/20/2024. Therefore, FDOT, in consultation with SHPO, has determined that the preferred alternative has no Adverse Effects to Historic properties or Archeological resources.
A Natural Resource Evaluation (NRE) was completed in June 2026 to document and present the findings of potential wetland involvement associated with the Preferred Alternative and is located in the project file.
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