Financial Management No.: 420633-3-52-01 Project Description: US 17 (SR 35) from south of West 9th Street to north of West 3rd Street The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host a public meeting to update interested parties about the upcoming construction project to realign the 1-mile segment of US 17 (SR 35) from south of West 9th Street to north of West 3rd Street along the abandoned railroad right of way and Oak Street through Zolfo Springs in Hardee County, Florida. This meeting will be held in an open house format on Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Zolfo Springs Civic Center located at 3210 US Highway 17 South in the city of Zolfo Springs. The public meeting will give interested parties the opportunity to talk one-on-one with staff and ask questions about the project in an open-house format. Improvements include constructing a new four-lane concrete roadway using the old railroad corridor along Oak Street to realign this 1-mile segment. The existing section of US 17 will be turned over to the Town of Zolfo Springs at the conclusion of the project and renamed Main Street. The contractor, AJAX Paving Industries of Florida, is also installing curb and gutter, 7-footbike lanes, sidewalks, and a 52-foot raised median to separate the northbound and southbound lanes of traffic. The project also includes installing a new underground drainage system and two storm water ponds to manage water running off of the roadway. The project begins in spring 2017 and should be complete in fall 2018.