29117768 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 29117768
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

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	The Florida Department of Transportation, District One announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	LIVE ONLINE Thursday, January 30, 2025, starts at 5:45 p.m., IN PERSON starts at 5 p.m.

PLACE:	https://tinyurl.com/SR544PublicHearingRegistration or Polk State College, Winter Haven Student Center, 999 Ave H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881

Subject:	The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public hearing for the SR 544 (Lucerne Park Road) Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study (FPID 440273-1) from Martin Luther King Boulevard to SR 17 in Polk County. Participate in the January 30, 2025 hearing: In-Person Option: at Polk State College, Winter Haven Student Center, 999 Ave H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881, Anytime between 5 – 6 p.m. Open house 6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment Displays will be available starting at 5 p.m. to review at your own pace and the project team will be available for discussion. The formal presentation and comment period will begin at 6 p.m. Live Online Option: starting at 5:45 p.m. at https://tinyurl.com/SR544PublicHearingRegistration (please register in advance). This event will include a livestream of the in-person presentation and the formal comment portion. Please review the materials on the project webpage before attending the virtual event (https://www.swflroads.com/project/440273-1). Materials will be posted by January 23. This hearing is being conducted to present the preferred alternative and all analysis to date, as well as 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. Project documents will be available for public viewing from January 9 to February 10, 2025, at the Winter Haven Public Library, 325 Avenue A NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 and FDOT District One Headquarters, 801 N. Broadway Ave. Bartow, FL 33830. They will also be available on the project webpage. If you are unable to attend the hearing, comments can also be provided through the project webpage (https://www.swflroads.com/project/440273-1) or by email (David.Turley@dot.state.fl.us) or mail (FDOT District One, Attn: David Turley, 801 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830). While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by February 10, to be included in the formal hearing record. All comments are weighted equally. Questions can be answered by calling the FDOT project manager David Turley at (863) 519-2255. Seven resources identified within the project limits are Section 4(f) protected properties under 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 774.17. Since the SR 544 PD&E Study proposes minor impacts to and/or acquisition from these 4(f) protected properties, FDOT intends to pursue an Exception/Exemption Section 4(f) determination for one resource, No Use determinations for two resources, and de minimis determinations for four additional historic 4(f) resources, and is asking for the public’s input on the proposed impacts. The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by FDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022 and executed by FHWA and FDOT.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: FDOT Project Manager, David Turley, by phone at (863) 519-2255 or by email at David.Turley@dot.state.fl.us

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	1/21/2025 Vol. 51/13


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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