This hearing offers people the opportunity to express their views about the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the 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. The FDOT sent notices of the public hearing to property owners located within 300 feet on either side of US 27 within the study limits. Draft project reports and conceptual plans are available for public review through April 1, 2016 at Lake Wales Public Library, 290 Cypress Garden Lane, Lake Wales, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday; and at Latt Maxcy Memorial Library, 15 North Magnolia Avenue, Frostproof, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday; 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.