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Bartow, FL -- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One invites you to attend a preliminary design public information meeting about the proposed I-75 at Clark Road (SR 72) interchange improvements in Sarasota County.

The meeting will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 6611 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL 34241.
FDOT will display information about the proposed I-75 at Clark Road (SR 72) interchange improvements. FDOT staff will be available anytime between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to allow the public an opportunity to speak one-on-one with project team members.

The public is invited to provide input on the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental impacts of the proposed improvements. The meeting will be an open house format with no formal presentation. There will be an opportunity for the public to fill out a written comment form and leave it with staff or return by mail postmarked by Thursday, December 5, 2019.

The purpose of the meeting is to inform the community of the project. The improvements include reconstruction of the interchange to an eight-lane Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) in Sarasota County. The proposed project also includes reconstruction of all on and off ramps in both the northbound and southbound direction. A 12-foot auxiliary lane, both northbound and southbound, will be constructed along the inside of the existing I-75 lanes from Clark Road to Proctor Road. The project will also include new mast arms for the existing signal at Catamaran Drive, a new signal at Queensbury Boulevard, noise barrier walls, as well as buffered bike lanes and sidewalks along both sides of Clark Road and resurfacing of existing pavement. The I-75 bridges over Clark Road will remain with three lanes in both directions of travel.

Draft design plans will be available for review at the public information meeting on Thursday, November 21, 2019.
FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or who require translation services (free of charge) at the meeting should contact Brian R. Rick, Communications Specialist by phone at (863) 519-2828 or email at Brian.Rick@dot.state.fl.us at least seven (7) days prior to the public information meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact us by using the Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

For more information about the project, visit the project website at http://www.swflroads.com/i75/clarkrd/.

Purpose:  The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, is holding a public hearing regarding proposed safety improvements on U.S. 27 (S.R. 25) from Glades County Line to south of Horn Road in Highlands County. Project improvements include resurfacing the roadway and modifying median openings, turn lanes and driveways along U.S. 27. The proposed project also includes drainage improvements and installing new signage and updating pavement markings.
FDOT will hold this hearing to give interested persons the opportunity to view plans and project materials depicting the improvements. The hearing will begin with an open house at 5 p.m., with a formal presentation at 6 p.m. followed by a public comment period. Attendees may review project displays and speak one-on-one with project team members. Participants may also provide verbal comments directly to a court reporter before and after the formal presentation. Written comments may be submitted at the hearing, or mailed to Kellie Spurgeon, P.E., FDOT District One, 801 North Broadway Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830, or emailed to kellie.spurgeon@dot.state.fl.us no later than December 13, 2019. All comments, written and verbal, will become part of the project’s public record.
FDOT solicits public participation without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, or family status. People who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Cynthia Sykes, District One Title VI Coordinator, at (863) 519-2287 or email at Cynthia.Sykes@dot.state.fl.us at least seven days prior to the public hearing.   If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact us using the Florida Relay Service, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770 (Voice).

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