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Financial Project Identification (FPID) Number: 441145-1 Project Description: Orange Avenue (State Road 527) Corridor Improvements Design Project, Orange County, Florida The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public hearing for the design of corridor improvements along Orange Avenue from Grant Street to Gore Street in the City of Orlando. The purpose of the project is to resurface the existing pavement. Additional improvements include curb extensions (bulb-outs) to define on-street parking areas, raised medians in certain locations to improve safety and traffic operations, and enhanced pedestrian features in compliance with the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. The project also includes minor drainage improvements, new signing and marking features, as well as signal upgrades, pedestrian lighting, and decorative crosswalks near the Pulse memorial. The public hearing will be Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the Christ Church of Orlando, 2200 S. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32806. The hearing will begin as an open house at 5:30 p.m. A formal presentation will begin at 6 p.m., followed by a public comment period. A court reporter will prepare a verbatim transcript of the proceedings. Participants may review design information and discuss the project with FDOT staff during the open house and after the presentation. 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 Tyler Burgett, FDOT Project Manager, via email at tyler.burgett@dot.state.fl.us, or by U.S. Mail to 719 South Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida 32720. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before November 29, 2019, will become part of the public hearing record. 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.