Most project areas in Venice
“Weather permitting,” Sarasota County workers are scheduled to begin a three-week asphalt rejuvenation project on Monday, Nov. 9, staff announced this week.
The initiative is planned in the following areas through Tuesday, Nov. 17, a news release points out:
• Cedar Cove and Coral Cove in south Sarasota.
• Gulf View Estates, south of Venice near State Road 776.
• The Sarasota County Interstate Business Center, including Executive and Commerce drives east of Jacaranda Boulevard in Venice.
• Southpointe Drive in the Southpointe Shores subdivision in south Sarasota.
• Venice Country Club Estates.
• Venice Palms near East Venice Avenue and Jacaranda Boulevard.
• Woodmere Lakes near Woodmere Park Boulevard and Jacaranda Boulevard.
The tentative schedule is available here, the release adds: https://www.scgov.net/home/showdocument/78094. “Roads scheduled for treatment are shown in green on the attached maps and on Sarasota County’s interactive Pavement View map, the release points out.
“Residents in the treatment areas will be notified ahead of time by the Pavement Technology Inc. crew,” which will be using door hangers, the release adds.
“Asphalt rejuvenation is a preventive treatment that helps extend the life of recently resurfaced roads by restoring components in the asphalt that are lost over time,” the release explains. “Crews will spray Reclamite, a product that initially appears pink, so they can confirm even coverage before it is absorbed into the pavement,” the release continues. Then the roadway will be “lightly sanded to provide traction, and crews will return the following day to remove the sand,” it says.
More information about this process may be found here, the release notes.
A document about Reclamite, available on the county website, explains, “For all its outstanding qualities as a paving material, asphalt is not more impervious to the effects of time, weathering and tough service than any other construction material. With the passage of time, the need for maintenance becomes signaled by dryness, brittleness and other visible signs of deterioration,” such as cracking and spiraling.
In May 2021, Spencer Anderson, then the director of the county’s Public Works Department, explained to the county commissioners that a pavement preservation initiative is considered a best practice in other Florida communities and across the United States. It extends the life of a road’s level of service by 20% to 30%, he said.
In March 2021, a county webpage notes, county workers began using Reclamite on county roads. It adds that this preventive maintenance helps “Sarasota County protect one of our largest assets and increase the pavement service life.”
The announcement this week also points out, “Drivers should expect temporary lane closures and flagging operations,” adding, “Residents will continue to have access to their driveways but should remove parked vehicles from the roadway between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.“
Further, it says, “Motorists traveling through active work zones should follow flaggers’ directions and drive slowly.”
The release does emphasize, “The schedule is tentative and subject to change.” Updates will be posted on the county’s Resurfacing Program webpage.