Financial Management No. 435471-1 Project Description: Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Study, South Sumter Connector Trail from the Good Neighbor Trail in Hernando County to the Van Fleet Trail/South Lake Trail in Sumter County. This PD&E Study builds on a planning study completed in 2016, and involves engineering and environmental evaluations, and public and agency outreach to assess options for a trail for bicyclists and pedestrians. This section of trail is part of the larger Coast to Coast Trail network, which will extend nearly 250 miles from St. Petersburg to the Canaveral National Seashore in Titusville. This trail segment is proposed to connect the Good Neighbor Trail in Hernando County to the Van Fleet Trail/South Lake Trail in Sumter County by adding a trail along County Road 673, U.S. Highway 301, County Road 478 and State Road 471. Persons with disabilities who require accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact the FDOT Project Manager Lorena Cucek, by phone at 386-943-5392 or via email at lorena.cucek@dot.state.fl.us at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact us by using the Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice). 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 Jennifer Smith, FDOT District Five Title VI Coordinator at jennifer.smith2@dot.state.fl.us. The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 14, 2016, and executed by the Federal Highway Administration and FDOT.