BRADENTON — The roundabout planned for the intersection of Legacy Boulevard at Deer Drive and University Parkway in Lakewood Ranch will move forward as planned after a 4-3 vote by commissioners on Tuesday.
The decision brings to a close open negotiations between Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park, a subsidiary of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch (SMR), and Manatee County’s public works department. Those negotiations—initiated by commissioners—sought mutual termination of the agreement.
The project, initially envisioned by the county as intersection improvements with extended turn lanes and updated signalized lighting, was later revised when transportation staff and engineers concluded that a roundabout would be a safer and more cost-effective solution…