This meeting is being held to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the Florida’s Turnpike Widening Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study with project limits from south of Kissimmee Park Road to US 192, ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

    The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

    DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

    PLACE: St. Cloud Community Center, 3101 17th Street, St. Cloud, FL 34769

    If the meeting cannot be held on August 6, 2019 due to severe weather or other unforeseen conditions, it will be held on the alternate date of August 27, 2019 at the same time and place.

    GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: This meeting is being held to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the Florida’s Turnpike Widening Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study with project limits from south of Kissimmee Park Road to US 192, in Osceola County. The proposed improvements include the widening of Florida’s Turnpike (SR 91) from south of Kissimmee Park Road to US 192, and modifications to the existing Kissimmee Park Road and US 192 interchanges. The project’s identification number is 441224-1 and Efficient Transportation Decision Making Number is 14329.

    The meeting will be conducted as an open house with no formal presentation. This meeting will give interested persons an opportunity to review project information, ask questions and provide comments concerning the conceptual design, and potential social, economic and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. Displays that illustrate the proposed improvements will be available at the meeting.

    If the meeting cannot be held on August 6, 2019 due to severe weather or other unforeseen conditions, it will be held on the alternate date of August 27, 2019 at the same time and place.

    A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Jazlyn Heywood, FTE Project Manager, at (407)264-3298 or by email at Jazlyn.Heywood@dot.state.fl.us. For project information and updates throughout the study, you may visit the study website at www.turnpikestcloud.com.

    Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. Persons wishing to express their concerns relative to FDOT compliance with Title VI may do so by contacting Jeannette Schutz, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise Title VI Coordinator, via email at Jeannette.Schutz@dot.state.fl.us.

    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: contacting Jazlyn Heywood, PD&E Project Manager, as noted above. 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).