Financial Management No.: 420633-3-32-01 Project Description: US 17 from south of 9th Street to north of 3rd Street in Zolfo Springs, Florida ; Thursday, April 17, 2014 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. ; Zolfo Springs Civic Center 3210 US Highway 17 S ...

 

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This notice has nothing to do with any rule or rulemaking process.

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announces a public information meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, April 17, 2014, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Open House

PLACE: Zolfo Springs Civic Center, 3210 US Highway 17 S, Zolfo Springs, FL 33890

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:

Financial Management No.: 420633-3-32-01

Project Description: US 17 from south of 9th Street to north of 3rd Street in Zolfo Springs, Florida.

The project information meeting is held to give interested people the opportunity to express their views about the proposed improvements and the social, economic and environmental effects to US 17 from south of 9th Street to north of 3rd Street, a distance of approximately 1.1 miles. The project involves the realignment of the existing US 17 one block east along the abandoned railroad right-of-way and Oak Street through Zolfo Springs, Hardee County. The new roadway will consist of a concrete roadway with curb and gutter, four-foot bike lanes, sidewalks, and a 54-foot raised median that will separate two northbound and two southbound traffic lanes. Improvements include a new underground drainage system and two stormwater ponds to manage water running off of the roadway. A new traffic signal will be installed along the new alignment at the 6th Street (SR 66) intersection. The existing US 17 will be turned over to the Town of Zolfo Springs and renamed Main Street.

Additional right-of-way is required to produce this project. FDOT carries out a right-of-way acquisition and relocation program in accordance with Section 339.09, Florida Statues, and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act of 1970 as amended. The project team has identified potential encroachments on wetlands and floodplains, and these areas may be given special consideration under Executive Orders 11990 and 11988, Protection of Wetlands and Floodplain Management, respectively. Design is currently 60% complete. Right-of-way for the project is funded in the current FDOT Five-Year Work Program in Fiscal Years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 and construction is funded in Fiscal Year 2016/2017.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact Mr. Antone Sherrard at [phone] at least 7 days before the meeting.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Mr. Antone Sherrard at the phone number above. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Services, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact: Mr. Antone Sherrard, FDOT project manager, [phone] or by email at [e-mail].

Information about this project is also available on www.FDOTUS17projects.com.