27385639 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 27385639
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Division:	HNTB


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	The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	Virtual/Online and phone-in: August 7, 2023, 12 p.m. (Options 1 and 2) In-Person: August 7, 2023, 5:30 p.m. (Option 3)

PLACE:	Option 1: Virtual/online via a computer, tablet, or smartphone Option 2: By telephone in listen-only mode. Call 914-614-3426 and enter audio access code 381-082-736. Option 3: In-person at Florida’s Turnpike Headquarters located at Florida’s Turnpike Milepost 263, Turkey Lake Service Plaza Building 5315, Ocoee, Florida 34761 If the in-person Public Hearing cannot be held on August 7, 2023, due to severe weather or unforeseen conditions, it will be held on the alternate date of September 7, 2023, at the same time and place. Visit the project website, www.Turnpike408to50.com, to register for the Public Hearing, and to select your participation option. **Please note that registration works best in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox web browsers

Subject:	Financial Project Identification Number 444007-1 Efficient Transportation Decision Making Number: 14378 Project Description: Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study to Widen Florida’s Turnpike (SR 91) from South of SR 408 to SR 50 in Orange County, Florida. The proposed improvements include widening of Florida's Turnpike from south of SR 408 to SR 50 (Milepost 263 – 273) and SR 408 from Florida’s Turnpike to east of the Old Winter Garden Road overpass, as well as milling and resurfacing, bridge construction, and interchange improvements. Interchange improvements were evaluated at SR 408, SR 429, SR 50 (Ocoee/Winter Garden), and SR 50 (Clermont/Oakland). This Public Hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The Enterprise will provide several options as shown above to participate in the Public Hearing. Information presented at all attendance options will be the same. All hearing materials that will be on display at the in-person hearing, including draft project documents, are available for public review on the project website, www.Turnpike408to50.com. Draft project documents can also be viewed from July 17 through August 17, 2023, at the Winter Garden Public Library, 800 E. Plant St., Winter Garden, FL 34787 (Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.). For assistance registering for the Public Hearing, or for additional information, please contact Project Manager Michael Leo, P.E., at (407) 264-3414, or by email at Michael.Leo@dot.state.fl.us. Persons wishing to submit questions or comments may do so at the hearing or may contact the Project Manager. All comments received or postmarked on or before August 17, 2023, will be included in the Public Hearing record.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Michael Leo, Project Manager. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	7/31/2023 Vol. 49/147


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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