Financial Project Nos. 431797-1-22-01 and 431798-1-22-01 ETDM Nos: 13529 and 13528 Federal Aid Project Nos: 7777 216A and 7777 217A Project Description: NE 25th Avenue and NE 36th Avenue in Marion County Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Studies The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is holding a public hearing for the NE 25th Avenue and NE 36th Avenue PD&E studies. We will present the recommended design alternative for improving safety, adding capacity and constructing a railroad overpass on both NE 25th Avenue and NE 36th Avenue. This public hearing is being conducted to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The hearing will be held Tuesday, September 8 at the Ocala Police Department Community Room located at 402 South Pine Avenue in Ocala, FL. It will begin as an open house at 4:30 p.m. followed by a formal presentation at 5:00 p.m. At the conclusion of the presentation, attendees who complete a speaker’s card will be given the opportunity to make an oral statement that will become part of the public hearing record. 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 Jazlyn Heywood, 719 S. Woodland Boulevard. - MS 501, DeLand, FL 32720. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before the September 18, 2015 will become part of the public hearing record. The draft environmental and engineering reports developed by the department will be available for public review through September 18, 2015 at the Ocala Public Library, located at 2720 East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, FL. The documents are also available for downloading from the study website, www.ocalaroadwaystudies.com, and will be available at the public hearing.