Nighttime lane and sidewalk closures slated for Albee Road Bridge starting Aug. 7

NOKOMIS – Starting Aug. 7, there will be nightly lane and sidewalk closures on the Albee Road Bridge while the bridge undergoes repairs and painting.

The closures are scheduled to be in effect from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the end of October.

At least one lane will be open at all times and flaggers will control alternating traffic. Motorists and pedestrians will notice digital message boards at the project site.

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The bridge links Nokomis to both Nokomis and North Jetty beaches, as well as all of south Casey Key.

Rehabilitation work on the 59-year-old bridge started this summer. The $3.9 million project is expected to extend the life of the bridge another 15 years.

Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes including the Blackburn Point Road Bridge to the north.

The project contracts were awarded in November 2021 to AECOM Design Consultants and Seacoast Incorporated. Among other things, the project calls for repair of the bridge steel grid deck and structural components as well as upgrade mechanical and electrical systems.

The bridge was built in 1963, to replace a swing bridge similar to the one on Blackburn Point Road.

The Albee Road bridge will provide single leaf openings every 30 minutes for mariner traffic as approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Alternative routes for mariners include launching south near Lyons Bay for access to the Gulf through the North Jetty or launching north near Blackburn Point for access to Little Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico through Siesta Key North Bridge.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Sarasota-area traffic: Albee Road Bridge to see nighttime lane closures