19463455 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 19463455
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


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	The Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	Citrus County: Thursday, October 12, 2017, Agency Kick-off Meeting: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., followed by the Public Kick-off Meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Marion County: Wednesday, October 18, 2017, Agency Kick-off Meeting: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., followed by the Public Kick-off Meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

PLACE:	Citrus County: College of Central Florida, Citrus Conference Center, 3800 S. Lecanto Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461. Marion County: Hilton Ocala, 3600 SW 36th Avenue, Ocala, FL 34474. In the event that the subject meetings cannot be held due to severe weather or other unforeseen conditions, they will be held at the same times on the alternate dates of October 19, 2017, at the College of Central Florida, Citrus Conference Center, and October 25, 2017, at the Hilton Ocala.

Subject:	Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise is in the planning phase of the Coastal Connector (Financial Project ID Number: 437371-1), a high level study that will evaluate new transportation corridor alternatives in Citrus and Marion Counties. The study will establish a new vision for transportation by incorporating emerging transportation technologies to improve freight movement, address seasonal congestion, accommodate projected growth, and plan for emergency evacuation to create Florida’s Next Generation Corridor. The meetings will be held as an informal open-house with an informational video, display boards and maps available for review. The information will be the same at each meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, please join us by visiting the study website at www.coastalconnector.com starting on October 12, 2017, for an online version of the meeting. The online meeting will be accessible anywhere, anytime, and will provide the same information as each of the in-person meetings.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Ms. Rebecca Bolan, P.E., Project Manager for Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (Montgomery Consulting Group), P.O. Box 613069, Ocoee, Florida 34761-3069, or by email at rebecca.bolan@dot.state.fl.us. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	9/28/2017 Vol. 43/188


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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