According to the Herald-Tribune, the budget also includes, among other items, money to widen Fort Hamer Road from the north side of Fort Hamer Bridge to Moccasin Wallow Road.
A Manatee County roadway project will widen approximately 2.2 miles of Upper Manatee River Road from north of S.R. 64 to the Fort Hamer Bridge from two lanes to four “11-foot lanes”. Improvements will include an 18-foot raised median, 6-foot buffered bike lanes, curb and gutter, 5-foot sidewalk