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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, will hold a corridor public information meeting to discuss the Alternative Corridor Evaluation (ACE) Feasibility Study being conducted to identify the need and to evaluate a potential new alignment for the extension of State Road (SR) 31 in DeSoto County. Financial Project ID No. 431298-1-22-01. The public can drop by from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to view displays and talk with FDOT staff. In the event that the meeting cannot be held on Thursday, October 4, 2018 due to severe weather or other unforeseen conditions, it will be held on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Turner Agri-Civic Center, Exhibition Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to present potential corridor alternatives identified by the study team and to obtain comments. The objective of the SR 31 Extension ACE Feasibility Study is to identify and to establish the purpose and need, as well as viability of the project. Since beginning the study, FDOT has been conducting analyses, meeting with stakeholders, and identifying corridor alternatives.