You are invited to attend and participate in the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven public hearing for a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study for proposed improvements to US 301 in Pasco County, Florida. This ...

 

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

DATE AND TIME: September 22, 2015, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

PLACE: New Hope Baptist Church, 3514 Allen Road, Zephyrhills, FL

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: You are invited to attend and participate in the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven public hearing for a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study for proposed improvements to US 301 in Pasco County, Florida. This public hearing is being held to allow interested persons an opportunity to provide comments concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of widening US 301 from State Road (SR) 56 (proposed) to just south of the realigned intersection at SR SR 39 (Buchman Highway), a distance of approximately 2 miles. Work Program Item Segment No. 416564-1.

The study considered two alternatives: widening US 301 to the east of the existing corridor and the No-Build or do-nothing alternative. The widening of US 301 is proposed as a four lane divided roadway with pedestrian and bicycle facilities on both sides of the roadway. Additional information may be found at the study website: www.fdotd7studies.com/us301/sr56-to-sr39.

Your involvement is important to FDOT and to the success of this study. We invite you to share your ideas and comments about the proposed improvements at our upcoming public hearing from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at New Hope Baptist Church, 3514 Allen Road, Zephyrhills, FL. FDOT representatives will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. to answer questions and discuss the project informally. Draft project documents and other project-related materials will be displayed, and a PowerPoint presentation will run continuously during the open house. A court reporter will be available to receive comments in a one-on-one setting.

At 6:00 p.m., FDOT representatives will begin the formal portion of the hearing, which will provide an opportunity to make formal oral public comments. Following the formal portion of the hearing, the informal open house will resume and continue until 7:00 p.m. You can attend anytime during the two-hour meeting to review project information and talk one-on-one with project team members. FDOT welcomes and appreciates everyone’s participation.

Draft project documents will be available for public review from Tuesday, September 1, 2015 to Friday, October 2, 2015 at the following locations:

•Zephyrhills Public Library, 5347 8th Street, Zephyrhills, FL (Business hours: Sunday, Monday closed; Tuesday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon)

•Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven Headquarters, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida 33612-6456 (Business hours: Monday to Friday: (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

Draft project documents will also be displayed at the public hearing. Persons wishing to submit written statements or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral statements, may do so at the hearing or by sending them to Ming Gao, P.E., Intermodal Systems Development Manager, FDOT, District Seven, 11201 N. McKinley Drive MS 7-500, Tampa, FL 33612, or electronically to the project website at www.fdotd7studies.com/us301/sr56-to-sr39. All exhibits or statements must be postmarked or emailed no later than Friday, October 2, 2015 to become part of the official public hearing record.

A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ming Gao, P.E., Intermodal Systems Development Manager, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-500, Tampa, FL 33612-6456.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 7 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Lee Royal, Government Liaison Administrator, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-500, Tampa, FL 33612-6456, [phone], [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: Stephanie Pierce, Project Manager, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, MS 7-500, Tampa, FL 33612-6456, [phone], or [e-mail].