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Florida Department of Transportation Tentative Five-Year Work Program (FY 2025-FY 2029) Presentation
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The Government Liaison for the District 7 Office of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will present the Tentative Five-Year Work Program for FY 2025-FY 2029. The Tentative Work Program (TWP) includes planning activities, preliminary engineering, design, right-of-way acquisition, and construction for public transportation projects within the Hernando/Citrus MPO planning area.
A website developed by FDOT for the Tentative Work Program became live on October 23, 2023, and serves as the on-line public hearing. The website link is <https://fdot.gov/wpph/district7>. The website features various links relating to the Tentative Work Program including Quick Links (on the right side of the webpage) for a Virtual Public Hearing link and an Interactive GIS Map link containing all the projects within the five-year work program.
A full TWP document can be found under the “District 7 Documents” link. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) link provides a quick link for the current adopted work program. An in-person open house was conducted on Thursday, October 26, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the FDOT District 7 headquarters, Flamingo Conference Room, 11201 McKinley Drive, Tampa, Florida.
The public comment period is October 23, 2023, through November 13, 2023. The website also contains a comment form/link for submitting public comments. All public comments must be received by Monday, November 13, 2023, to become part of the official record. A flyer, provided by FDOT, is included in the agenda packet, and has been distributed to the public information offices of Hernando and Citrus counties, and is available on the Hernando/Citrus MPO website.
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LEGAL NOTE
Pursuant to Chapter 339.175, Florida Statutes, the MPO Board has the authority to review the presentation.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the MPO Board review the presentation on the Tentative Five-Year Work Program (FY 2025 - FY 2029) provided by the Florida Department of Transportation and provide comments as desired. No action is required at this time by the MPO Board.