This hearing offers people the opportunity to express their views about the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of 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 a public hearing 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. FDOT invites all members of the public to attend.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 8, 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 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. FDOT is holding this hearing due to circumstances involving property owners who were not notified of the first public hearing on March 22, 2016, and to ensure compliance with federal and state requirements. FDOT sent notices of the public hearing to property owners located within 300 feet on either side of US 27 and SR 60 within the study limits.

Draft project reports and conceptual plans are available for public review through September 19, 2016 at Lake Wales Public Library, 290 Cypress Garden Lane, Lake Wales, 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday; 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday; and at Latt Maxcy Memorial Library, 15 North Magnolia Avenue, Frostproof, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday; 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon Saturday.

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: FDOT project manager Tony Sherrard, [phone], [e-mail] at least seven days prior to the public hearing. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact FDOT using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information about the project or the public hearing, please contact: Mr. Sherrard or visit the project website: www.swflroads.com, and click on Future Projects.