Two public hearings are being held for the Gulf Coast Parkway, a new road that will connect U.S. 98 in Gulf County with U.S. 231 and U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) in Bay County, a distance of approximately 30 miles. The proposed roadway will use a ...

 

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ATKINS – Tallahassee

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

DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, May 6, 2014, 5:30 p.m., Eastern Time in Port St. Joe and Thursday, May 8, 2014, 5:30 p.m., Central Time in Springfield. The hearings will begin as an open house at 5:30 p.m. with a formal presentation at 6:00 p.m. The meeting in Port St Joe will be held in Eastern Time and the meeting in Springfield will be Central Time.

PLACES: Centennial Building, 2201 Centennial Drive, Port St. Joe, Florida

Springfield Community Center, 3728 E. 3rd Street, Springfield, Florida

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Two public hearings are being held for the Gulf Coast Parkway, a new road that will connect U.S. 98 in Gulf County with U.S. 231 and U.S. 98 (Tyndall Parkway) in Bay County, a distance of approximately 30 miles. The proposed roadway will use a combination of existing and new alignment within a 168-foot to 250-foot wide right-of-way. These public hearings are 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 in accordance with Federal Executive Orders 11990 and 11988. This public hearing will also address proposed access management changes that would occur as a result of the project.

The draft project documents including the Environmental Impact Statement, Preliminary Engineering Report and all other technical documents will be available for public review from April 11 to May 23, 2014, at the Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City and at the Gulf County Public Library, 110 Library Drive, Port St Joe. Persons wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may submit them to Alan Vann, FDOT Project Manager via email to [e-mail], via fax to [phone] or in writing to Florida Department of Transportation, District Three Office, 1074 Highway 90, Chipley, Florida 32428. The project will be updated via the following website: www.gulfcoastparkway.com. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before May 23, 2014 will become part of the public hearing record.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Alan Vann, FDOT Project Manager at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

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: Alan Vann, FDOT Project Manager at [phone] or via email at [e-mail]. 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: FDOT Project Manager Alan Vann (contact information above).