Bee Ridge Corridor Smart Signals

The Bee Ridge Rd (SR 758) corridor is located between US 41 and I-75 in Sarasota County.  This road is ranked highest (worst) in Sarasota County for fatal and serious injury crashes.  In addition, signal system operators have recognized frequent vehicle detection failure issues at a few signalized intersections in this corridor.

This project applies technology improvements to address both issues.  Tasks included: installing advance detection for dilemma zone protection on all major street approaches; replacing stop bar detection on all approaches to accurately detect vehicle presence and to obtain vehicle counts; installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at intersections that do not presently have this coverage to improve operations monitoring and incident management; and installing connected vehicle infrastructure (roadside units) to transmit MAP and SPaT messages and to receive Basic Safety Messages from vehicles equipped with on-board units.

Project deployment was completed in Summer 2024.

Bee Ridge

For additional information, please contact Steven Davis at Steven.Davis@dot.state.fl.us.