Saturday, February 25, 2012

FDOT To Add 2 More Crosswalks on Siesta Key

Midnight Pass Road will see two more crosswalks added on Siesta Key after a Florida Department of Transportation study was completed this month.
The two crosswalks will be placed at Sarasota Surf & Racquet Club and Gulf & Bay Club/Wells Fargo areas on Midnight Pass Road, the department announced Friday afternoon in a press release. The additional locations were recommended by local residents, the department stated.
The decision comes after residents are asking for additional safety improvements on Midnight Pass Road, in part due to a drunken driving crash that killed Siesta Key resident Donna Chen.
The department said the additions are in response to the public, pedestrian crossing studies, engineering anaylsis and field observations. The additional pedestrian counts were complted this month.
The original locations are near

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