The Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority invites you to attend and participate in a public hearing for the project development and environment study for proposed improvements to the Selmon Expressway (SR 618) Downtown Viaduct from Florida ...

EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITIES
Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority

The Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
PLACE: Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority, 1104 E. Twiggs Street, Tampa, FL 33602
GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: The Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority invites you to attend and participate in a public hearing for the project development and environment study for proposed improvements to the Selmon Expressway (SR 618) Downtown Viaduct from Florida Avenue to South 22nd Street in Hillsborough County, Florida; WPI Segment No: 4163614.
PURPOSE: This public hearing is being held to afford interested persons the opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements to the Selmon Expressway. The study evaluated possible user-financed improvements to the downtown viaduct from Florida Avenue to South 22nd Street, a distance of approximately 1.7 miles, in Tampa, FL. The preferred build alternative includes widening the existing roadway and bridge to add an additional lane in each direction, making the expressway a six-lane roadway.
A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The project reports and conceptual design plans by THEA will be available for public review from November 24, 2009 – December 29, 2009, The John F. German Regional Library, 900 North Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL. These materials also will be available at the hearing site from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., on the day of the hearing. Persons wishing to submit written or oral comments may do so at the hearing or they may mail comments to: Sue Chrzan, Communications Manager, Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority, 1104 E. Twiggs St., Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33602. All comments must be postmarked by December 29, 2009, to be included as part of the official public hearing record.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Mary Hall, Chief Administrative Officer at [phone]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
For more information, you may contact: Sue Chrzan, Communications Manager at [phone] or [e-mail].