SARASOTA COUNTY — A new SCAT route through Lakewood Ranch that’s scheduled to begin in July is coming partly at the expense of the two express routes that take riders from North Port to downtown Sarasota without making stops along Tamiami Trail.

The Lakewood Ranch route will run along University Parkway to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport and will serve as a key way of moving patrons to the new University Town Center Mall and Nathan Benderson Park, site of the 2017 World Rowing Championships.