Construction continues on North Cattlemen Road
The contractor will continue with the installation of storm drain along the west side of North Cattlemen Road along with excavation of material from the pond site at Brown Lane and hauling the material north on Cattlemen Road through the project area. There will be trucks entering and leaving the roadway frequently. There also will be intermittent lane closures with flaggers directing traffic for loading and unloading material from various locations along the project. Please be safe near work crews.

Work is beginning on the relocation of a sewer forcemain along the existing travel way. The contractor will be performing night work from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. for this utility upgrade. The night operations will take place Tuesday, Nov. 8 through Thursday, Nov.10. There will be lane closures and flagging operations during this night work.

Motorists are urged to use caution and watch out for heavy equipment, trucks and flagging operations when driving through the construction zone.

Within the Nathan Benderson Park area, no access is provided north of the pedestrian bridge.

Construction notice

The road project for extending North Cattlemen Road from Richardson to DeSoto roads includes the construction of four 12-foot-wide travel lanes, 4-foot-wide bicycle lanes and a 10-foot-wide sidewalk along the entire west side of the roadway. In addition, there will be two-30 foot span bridges, lighting, medians, concrete curb and gutters, stormwater pipes, inlet structures, stormwater ponds and water and sewer transmission pipes to enhance the county’s utility network. The road project will provide the backbone for the proposed Benderson Park improvements expected later this year.
 

The majority of the funding for the project - nearly $14 million - will be provided by the federal government through a Local Agency Program (LAP) agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation. The agreement was approved in May 2010.

The remainder of the funding will be provided through a developer agreement with Benderson Development Co. LLC, which built the University Town Center on University Parkway. The developer will be repaid with road impact fee credits.

North Cattlemen Aerial View