16999364 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 16999364
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Division:	American Consulting Professionals - Deborah Turner


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	The FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DISTRICT SEVEN announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Open House: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, Formal Presentation: 6:30 pm, followed by a public comment period.

PLACE:	Gardenville Recreation Center 6219 Symmes Road Gibsonton, Florida 33534

Subject:	You are invited to attend and participate in the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven public hearing for a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study for proposed improvements to US 41 in Hillsborough County, Florida. This public hearing is being held to allow interested persons an opportunity to provide comments concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of widening US 41 from Kracker Avenue to south of SR 676 (Causeway Boulevard), a distance of approximately 7 miles. The widening of US 41 is proposed as a six-lane divided roadway with pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Department representatives will be available at the public hearing beginning at 5:30 pm to answer questions and discuss the project informally. Draft project documents and other project related materials will be displayed, and a PowerPoint presentation will run continuously during the open house. At 6:30 pm, FDOT representatives will begin the formal portion of the hearing, which will provide an opportunity for attendees to make formal oral public comments. Following the formal portion of the hearing, the informal open house will resume and continue until 7:30 pm. A court reporter will be available to receive comments in a one-on-one setting. Persons wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the hearing or by mailing them to Kirk Bogen, Environmental Management Engineer, FDOT, District Seven, 11201 N. McKinley Drive MS 7-500, Tampa, FL 33612-6456, or electronically to the project website at http://active.fdotd7studies.com/us41/kracker-to-sr676/. All exhibits or statements must be postmarked or emailed no later than Friday, February 5, 2016 to become part of the official public hearing record. Draft project documents are available from January 5, 2016 to February 5, 2016 at the locations listed below and on the project website, http://active.fdotd7studies.com/us41/kracker-to-sr676/. • Riverview Branch Library, 10509 Riverview Drive, Riverview, FL 33578-4367; (Business Hours: Mon–Tue 10 am–8 pm; Wed–Sat 10 am–6 pm) • FDOT District Seven, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612; (Business Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am–5 pm) Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Kirk Bogen, P.E., Environmental Management Engineer, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-6453, 813-975-6448 or 1-800-226-7220, or kirk.bogen@dot.state.fl.us.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	1/12/2016 Vol. 42/07


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