The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Work continues east and west of Mauna Loa and paving begins east of Gary Player. No night work anticipated. Grading, sodding, and excavation continue. Watch for flaggers and special traffic controls.

No night work expected as work on Mauna Loa Intersection continues.

Night work Sunday, Monday and possibly Tuesday April 17-19 will restrict traffic at the main entrance of Lake Sarasota. Drivers should take another way out to get onto Bee Ridge as the intersection is being built up to the proper road level.

The roadbed for the two lands that have yet to be raised will be elevated over the next weeks. The plan is to raise the road East and West of Mauna Loa, and then to fill in the gap right at Mauna Loa, according to project managers. This way has been devised to minimize blockage of the intersection. Note that some nighttime work might occur next weekend.

New traffic patterns at Mauna Loa and Gary Player - crews work to complete south lanes both east and west of Mauna Loa. Take special note of signs guiding to proper lanes.

Here's the same video that was shown today at the Workshop about Roundabouts at Colonial Oaks Church. We have more than 100 explanatory brochures if anyone would like to have one or share some.

The March 10th meeting of the Lake Sarasota Community Group was an opportunity to share some information, meet new residents, and ask new questions. Additionally a new Board was elected. Some questions that were answered:  1. Waste Management Trucks might be backing up streets like Chaucer, where there is a new cul de sac. According to the County, the cul de sacs should be wide enough to allow even WM trucks to do a three-point turn, so they should not be backing up the street - some people are concerned because of small children playing in the road. Chaucer Lane is not a circular cul-de-sac. Because of limited right of way, it has been designed as a T, so bigger vehicles may have to make a 3 point turn in order to turn around. There should not be any reason for the Waste Management trucks to back up the street, they should be making a 3 point turn at the end of the street. (Note: A letter from Lake Sarasota will be sent to Waste Management to follow up)  2...