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Sarasota County to add 6-foot pedestrian lane on Legacy Trail to reduce walker–biker conflicts
Summary
Sarasota County Capital Projects officials described the Legacy Trail Extension Bifurcated Trail: a new 6-foot pedestrian-only path separated by a 4-foot grass median alongside the existing multi-use trail, with recent paving completed between Beneva Road and Tuttle Avenue and an expected finish in early spring 2026.
Shelley Walters, with Sarasota County Capital Projects, and Craig Pike, construction project manager with Capital Projects, gave an on-site update about work on the Legacy Trail on Thursday.
The county is building the Legacy Trail Extension Bifurcated Trail, a new pedestrian-only path that will run parallel to the existing multi-use trail, Pike said. "The new path is gonna be 6 foot wide, separated by this…
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