29597627 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 29597627
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Division:	The Valerin Group, Inc.


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

DATE AND TIME:	Thursday, June 26, 2025, LIVE ONLINE starts at 5:45 p.m., IN PERSON starts at 5 p.m.

PLACE:	fdot.cc/SR72_Public_Hearing_Registration or Covenant Mennonite Fellowship, 5420 Ashton Road, Sarasota, FL 34233

Subject:	The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public hearing for the State Road (SR) 72 Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study (FPID 444634-1) from east of I-75 to Lorraine Road in Sarasota County. Participate in the June 26, 2025 hearing: In-Person Option: at Covenant Mennonite Fellowship, 5420 Ashton Road, Sarasota, FL 34233, 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 fdot.cc/SR72_Public_Hearing_Registration (please register in advance) Materials will be posted by June 19, 2025 on the project webpage. This event will include a livestream of the in-person presentation and the formal comment portion. Please review the materials on project webpage before attending the virtual event (swflroads.com/project/444634-1). Materials will be posted by June 19, 2025. 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 June 5 to July 7, 2025, at Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34231 and UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, 6700 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34241. 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 (swflroads.com/project/444634-1) or by email (steven.andrews@dot.state.fl.us) or mail (FDOT District One, Attn: Steven A. Andrews, 801 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830). While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by July 7, 2025, to be included in the formal hearing record. All comments are weighted equally. Questions can be answered by calling the FDOT project manager Steven A. Andrews at (863) 519-2270. In accordance with Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966, FDOT is seeking comments concerning the effects of the project on the activities, features, and attributes of Twin Lakes Park. 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, Steven A. Andrews, by phone at (863) 519-2270 or by email at steven.andrews@dot.state.fl.us

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	6/16/2025 Vol. 51/116


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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