This hearing offers people the opportunity to express their views about the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed widening of this segment of US 27 from existing four lanes to six lanes and ...

 

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ATKINS - Bartow

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, is holding public hearings as part of the Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study of a 19-mile segment of US 27 from the Highlands County line to north of State Road (SR) 60 in Polk County. The FDOT invites all members of the public to attend.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 6:00 p.m. – open house, 7:00 p.m. – formal hearing

PLACE: South Lake Wales Church of God, 210 Presidents Drive, Lake Wales, FL

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This hearing offers people the opportunity to express their views about the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed widening of this segment of US 27 from existing four lanes to six lanes and improvements to the US 27/SR 60 interchange, Financial Project ID 419243-1-22-01. The FDOT sent notices of the public hearing to property owners located within 300 feet on either side of US 27 within the study limits. Draft project reports and conceptual plans are available for public review through April 1, 2016 at Lake Wales Public Library, 290 Cypress Garden Lane, Lake Wales, 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday; 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday; and at Latt Maxcy Memorial Library, 15 North Magnolia Avenue, Frostproof, 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday; 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to noon Saturday.

The FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. People who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, or who require translation services (free of charge), should contact: Shelly Smith District One Title VI Coordinator, Florida Department of Transportation, 801 N. Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830, [phone], [e-mail], at least seven days prior to the public hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the FDOT using the Florida Relay Service, 1 [phone] (TDD) or 1 [phone] (Voice).

For more information about the project or the public hearing, please contact: project manager Tony Sherrard at [phone], email: [e-mail], or visit the project website: www.swflroads.com and click on Future Projects.