Manatee County scheduled road projects 44th Avenue East Projected cost: $101,304,276 Estimated completion: Dec. 2029 Moccasin Wallow Road What: Three-segment plan to widen from two lanes to four or six, depending on the segment, from U.S. Route 301 to U.S. Route 41 Projected cost: $42,226,247 Estimated completion: Dec. 2025 What: Reconstruction of Verna Bethany Road to align with Verna Road at State Road 70 Projected cost: $2,519,682 Estimated completion: Dec. 2023 Manatee County commissioners have stated their desire to make road construction a top priority in the next year. However, they said deciding which projects come first and how to pay for those projects is more difficult.