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Financial Project ID Number: 439238-1 goes with 435686-1 Project Description: State Road (S.R.) 25/U.S. 441 from S.R. 35 to S.R. 200, Marion County, Florida The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites all persons to a public workshop for a resurfacing project on S.R. 25/U.S. 441 from S.R. 35 (Baseline Road) to S.R. 200 (SW 10th Street). The existing typical sections on U.S. 441, within the project limits, will be modified to extend left and right turn lanes at various locations, remove some of the existing on street parking, provide bicycle facilities within the right of way where possible, update and provide pedestrian features to meet current FDOT specifications, connect existing sidewalk including a 6-mile portion from SE 100th Place to 2,000 feet north of SE 17th Avenue, and make other drainage and safety improvements, as needed. The project also includes constructing a southbound left turn lane to SE 100th Place via a directional median opening and shifting the existing northbound left turn lane to the south to maintain storage length. The existing median opening just east of SE 100th Place, in front of the Moose Lodge, will be removed. The project will incorporate the construction of southbound and northbound left turn lanes at SE 98th Lane by changing the existing median opening. Drainage improvements will also be addressed within the grassed median. The public workshop will be Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at the NOW Church, 6405 South Pine Avenue, Ocala, FL 34480. The workshop will be an open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Project information will be on display, and there will be a presentation on a continuous loop running throughout the meeting. Project representatives will be available to discuss the project and answer questions. 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.