Despite the appearance, work to expand and smooth out the intersection of River Road and U.S. 41, which features a sharp incline with a drop-off on the South River Road side, is proceeding as scheduled.

“There are a lot of things going on behind the scenes that the motoring public hasn’t seen for the last month,” Sarasota County Mobility Program Manager Thai Tran said this week of the $8.7 million project approved by the Sarasota County Commission on Aug. 21.