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WPI Segment No: 419182-1 November 2015 Pasco County, Florida Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven 11201 N. McKinley Drive M.S. 7-500 Tampa, FL 33612-6456 Dear Property Owner or Interested Citizen: You are invited to attend and participate in the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven public hearing for a Project Development and Environment (PD&E) study of US 41 (SR 45) at SR 54 from south of the SR 54 intersection to north of the SR 54 intersection in Pasco County, Florida. This public hearing is being held to allow interested persons the opportunity to provide comments concerning the location, conceptual design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. The study is considering two build alternatives: Alternative 3A and Alternative 3C which are both new interchanges with SR 54 elevated over US 41. This letter serves as notice to property owners (pursuant to F.S. 339.155) that all or a portion of their property is within 300 feet of the edge of right of way of the proposed project. However, this does not mean that all properties will be directly affected. Department representatives will be available at the public hearing beginning at 5:30 pm to answer questions and discuss the project informally. Draft project documents and other project- related materials will be displayed, and a PowerPoint presentation will run continuously during the open house. At 6:30 pm, FDOT representatives will begin the formal portion of the hearing, which will provide an opportunity for attendees to make formal oral public comments. Following the formal portion of the hearing, the informal open house will resume and continue until 7:30 pm. A court reporter will be available to receive comments in a one-on-one setting. 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 mailing them to Kirk Bogen, Environmental Management Engineer, FDOT, District Seven, 11201 N. McKinley Drive MS 7-500, Tampa, FL 33612-6456, or electronically to the project website at http://active.fdotd7studies.com/sr54/us41-at-sr54/. All exhibits or statements must be postmarked or emailed no later than Monday, December 21, 2015 to become part of the official public hearing record. Date: December 10, 2015 Place: Myrtle Lake Baptist Church 2017 Riegler Road Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Open House 6:30 pm - Formal Presentation We Want Your Input! A successful project depends on the public’s participation in the project’s development. To provide comments, ask questions, and make suggestions about the project contact: Stephanie Pierce Project Manager Direct: 813-975-6445 Main: 800-226-7220 or Kris Carson Public Information Officer Direct: 813-975-6202 Main: 800-226-7220 Mail written comments to: Kirk Bogen Environmental Management Engineer Florida Department of Transportation District Seven 11201 N. McKinley Drive MS 7-500 Tampa, FL 33612-6456 Email comments to: [email protected] You may submit written comments or other exhibits, in place of or in addition to oral comments, at the hearing or by mailing your comments to the address preprinted on the back of the attached comment form or enter them on the project website at http://active.fdotd7studies.com/sr54/us41- at-sr54/. All comments or other exhibits must be postmarked no later than Monday, December 21, 2015 to become part of the official public hearing record. Para Preguntas En Español Si usted tiene preguntas o comentarios o si simplemente desea más información sobre este proyecto en Espãnol, favor de ponerse en contacto con la señora Elba Lopez, al teléfono: (813) 975-6403, o correo electrónico: [email protected]. Draft project documents will be available for public review from Thursday, November 19, 2015 to Monday, December 21, 2015, at the locations listed below and on the project website, http://active.fdotd7studies.com/sr54/us41-at-sr54/: Land O’ Lakes Branch Library FDOT District Seven 2818 Collier Parkway 11201 N. McKinley Drive Land O’ Lakes, FL 33542 Tampa, FL 33612 Tue 10 am – 8 pm Mon–Fri 8 am – 5 pm Wed–Th 10 am – 6 pm Fri–Sat 10 am – 5 pm For more information, please contact Stephanie Pierce, FDOT Project Manager, at (813) 9756445, or [email protected]. Sincerely, Kirk Bogen Environmental Management Engineer The Public Hearing is being held in the following location: Right of Way Acquisition (ROW) Procedure We understand that when a transportation project proposes the acquisition of private property, you may have questions and concerns. To better educate and inform you about the right of way acquisition process and your rights, the department has created real estate acquisition and relocation brochures. These brochures and other education materials will be available at the public hearing. Copies of the brochures may also be found on our website: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/rightofway/Documents.shtm We are interested in hearing your concerns and answering your questions. We also encourage you to speak with the departments’ Project Manager or a Right of Way Representative at your convenience. Non-Discrimination Laws Public participation is solicited 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 or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Chris Speese, Public Involvement Coordinator at (813) 975-6405, or by email to: [email protected] at least seven (7) days before the public hearing. Myrtle Lake Baptist Church 2017 Riegler Road Land O Lakes, FL 34639 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Date: December 10, 2015 Place: Myrtle Lake Baptist Church 2017 Riegler Road Land O’ Lakes, FL 34639 Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Open House 6:30 pm - Formal Presentation FDOT ADOPTED 5-YEAR WORK PROGRAM (FY 16-20) FUNDING SCHEDULE Design Underway Right of Way Acquisition Not Currently Funded Construction Not Currently Funded PHASE FY PD&E STUDY SCHEDULE Begin PD&E Study Spring 2012 Public Hearing December 2015 Complete PD&E Study Spring 2016

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R 5

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st o

f U

S 41

Alt

erna

tive

3C

- S

R 5

4 Ea

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f U

S 41

US

41 (S

R 4

5) a

t SR

54

PD&

E St

udy

- Pub

lic H

earin

g

P

age

3Pa

ge 2

US

41 (S

R 4

5) a

t SR

54

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E St

udy

- Pub

lic H

earin

g

WH

AT I

S A

PRO

JECT

DEV

ELO

PMEN

T AN

D E

NVI

RO

NM

ENT

(PD

&E)

STU

DY?

A PD

&E s

tudy

is a

com

preh

ensiv

e ev

alua

tion

of s

ocia

l, cu

ltura

l, ec

onom

ic an

d en

viron

men

tal e

ffect

s as

socia

ted

with

a p

ropo

sed

trans

porta

tion

impr

ovem

ent.

This

anal

ysis

enab

les

the

FDO

T to

re

ach

a de

cisio

n on

the

type

, loc

atio

n an

d co

ncep

tual

des

ign

of

prop

osed

impr

ovem

ents

and

acc

omm

odat

e fu

ture

traf

fic d

eman

d in

a

safe

and

effic

ient

man

ner.

It r

epre

sent

s a

com

bine

d ef

fort

by

trans

porta

tion

and

envir

onm

enta

l pr

ofes

siona

ls w

ho

anal

yze

info

rmat

ion

and

docu

men

t the

bes

t alte

rnat

ive fo

r a

com

mun

ity’s

trans

porta

tion

need

s.

The

PD&E

stud

y effo

rts a

re a

ccom

plish

ed b

y wor

king

in co

oper

atio

n w

ith o

ther

sta

te/fe

dera

l ag

encie

s an

d lo

cal

gove

rnm

ents

. Th

is co

ordi

natio

n al

low

s th

e FD

OT

to b

ette

r de

term

ine

the

effe

cts

a tra

nspo

rtatio

n pr

ojec

t w

ill ha

ve

on

the

natu

ral

and

hum

an

envir

onm

ent.

A C

ateg

orica

l Exc

lusio

n (C

E) is

a p

roje

ct o

r a ca

tego

ry

of a

ctio

ns w

hich

do

not in

divid

ually

or c

umul

ative

ly ha

ve a

sign

ifican

t en

viron

men

tal i

mpa

ct, a

nd a

re e

xclu

ded

from

the

requ

irem

ent t

o pr

epar

e an

Env

ironm

enta

l Ass

essm

ent (

EA) o

r an

Envir

onm

enta

l Im

pact

St

atem

ent

(EIS

). A

CE

dete

rmin

es

the

leve

l of

do

cum

enta

tion

requ

ired

to c

ompl

y w

ith th

e N

atio

nal E

nviro

nmen

tal

Polic

y Act

(NEP

A) o

f 196

9. A

Typ

e 2

Cat

egor

ical E

xclu

sion

(CE)

is

bein

g pr

epar

ed, w

hich

con

tain

s th

e re

sults

of a

nalys

es o

f pot

entia

l ef

fect

s to

the

socia

l, cul

tura

l, nat

ural

and

phy

sical

env

ironm

ent.

PRO

JECT

DES

CRIP

TIO

N A

ND

NEE

D

US

41 is

a m

ajor

nor

th-s

outh

arte

rial th

at p

rovid

es a

cces

s to

Tam

pa,

Lutz

, Lan

d O

' Lak

es, a

nd B

rook

sville

. Sta

te R

oad

(SR

) 54

is a

maj

or

east

-wes

t arte

rial th

at c

onne

cts

US

19 n

ear N

ew P

ort R

ichey

to th

e w

est a

nd U

S 30

1 in

Zep

hyrh

ills to

the

east

. The

focu

s of

this

stud

y is

to e

valu

ate

capa

city

and

oper

atio

nal

impr

ovem

ents

to

mee

t ex

istin

g an

d pr

ojec

ted

traffic

dem

and

resu

lting

from

dev

elop

men

t in

Pasc

o C

ount

y. A

s man

y as 9

9,00

0 ve

hicle

s per

day

curre

ntly

trave

l th

roug

h th

is in

ters

ectio

n, a

nd it

is im

porta

nt to

con

sider

how

this

corri

dor w

ill co

ntin

ue to

ser

ve th

is re

gion

in th

e fu

ture

.

The

need

for

inte

rsec

tion

impr

ovem

ents

is b

ased

on

seve

ral

fact

ors:

• By

the

year

204

0, tr

affic

usi

ng th

e in

ters

ectio

n is

exp

ecte

d to

in

crea

se f

rom

the

cur

rent

99,

000

vehi

cles

per

day

to

an

estim

ated

208

,000

veh

icle

s pe

r day

;•

US

41 a

nd S

R 5

4 ar

e bo

th d

esig

nate

d em

erge

ncy

evac

uatio

n ro

utes

; •

The

US

41/S

R 5

4 in

ters

ectio

n’s

cras

h ra

te is

hig

her t

han

the

stat

ewid

e av

erag

e;•

Both

US

41 a

nd S

R 5

4 ar

e pa

rt of

the

reg

iona

l ro

adw

ay

netw

ork

iden

tifie

d by

the

Wes

t Cen

tral F

lorid

a M

PO’s

Cha

irs

Coo

rdin

atin

g C

omm

ittee

; and

• U

S 41

and

SR

54

are

desg

inat

ed a

s R

egio

nal F

reig

ht M

obilit

y C

orrid

ors,

and

pro

vide

acc

ess

to re

gion

al in

term

odal

faci

lities

, in

clud

ing

Tam

pa I

nter

natio

nal A

irpor

t, Po

rt Ta

mpa

Bay

, an

d Po

rt M

anat

ee.

The

prop

osed

pr

ojec

t is

in

clud

ed

in

the

Pasc

o C

ount

y M

etro

polita

n Pl

anni

ng

Org

aniz

atio

n (M

PO)

2040

C

ost

Affo

rdab

le L

ong

Ran

ge T

rans

porta

tion

Plan

(LR

TP) a

s a

grad

e se

para

ted

inte

rsec

tion.

REC

OM

MEN

DED

BU

ILD

A

LTER

NA

TIV

ETh

e stu

dy is

cons

ider

ing

two

reco

mm

ende

d bu

ild al

tern

ative

s fo

r the

impr

ovem

ents

at U

S 41

and

SR

54 -

Alte

rnat

ives

3A

and

3C. B

oth

reco

mm

ende

d alt

erna

tives

are

grad

e-se

para

ted

inte

rcha

nges

, wi

th S

R 54

ele

vate

d ov

er U

S 41

. B

oth

alter

nativ

es

requ

ire

addi

tiona

l rig

ht

of

way.

Each

re

com

men

ded

alter

nativ

e wa

s ev

aluat

ed to

ope

rate

with

and

wi

thou

t tol

led

thro

ugh

lanes

on

SR 5

4 cr

ossin

g ov

er U

S 41

. If

the t

oll o

ptio

n is s

elec

ted,

driv

ers w

ould

have

the o

ptio

n to

use

the

elev

ated

lane

s by

pay

ing

a to

ll or

tra

vel t

hrou

gh t

he

inte

rsec

tion

at-g

rade

with

out p

ayin

g a t

oll.

This

optio

n ap

plie

s to

bot

h alt

erna

tives

.

Alte

rnat

ive 3

A wi

ll co

nstru

ct a

new

inte

rcha

nge

whic

h wi

ll in

clud

e th

ree

left

turn

lane

s in

each

dire

ctio

n an

d tw

o or

thre

e rig

ht tu

rn la

nes

in e

ach

dire

ctio

n. A

ltern

ative

3A

will

prov

ide

four

thr

ough

lane

s on

US

41 in

eac

h di

rect

ion,

and

two

th

roug

h lan

es a

t-gra

de a

nd t

wo e

leva

ted

thro

ugh

lanes

in

each

dire

ctio

n on

SR

54.

Addi

tiona

l rig

ht-o

f-way

will

be

requ

ired

to

cons

truct

th

ese

impr

ovem

ents

. Th

e re

com

men

ded

Build

Alte

rnat

ive 3

A is

estim

ated

to

cost

$1

59.9

milli

on d

ollar

s.

Alte

rnat

ive 3

C is

simila

r to

Alte

rnat

ive 3

A an

d wi

ll inc

lude

two

thro

ugh

lanes

at-g

rade

and

two

elev

ated

thro

ugh

lanes

on

SR

54 in

eac

h di

rect

ion.

Thi

s alt

erna

tive

prop

oses

no

addi

tiona

l lan

es fo

r US

41, a

nd w

ill m

ainta

in th

e sa

me

turn

lane

s at

the

inte

rsec

tion

as c

urre

ntly

prov

ided

. Add

ition

al rig

ht-o

f-way

will

be re

quire

d, b

ut co

nstru

ctio

n of A

ltern

ative

3C

will r

equi

re le

ss

right

of w

ay th

an fo

r Alte

rnat

ive 3

A. T

he re

com

men

ded

Build

Al

tern

ative

3C

is es

timat

ed to

cos

t $17

9.6

milli

on d

ollar

s.

NO

-BU

ILD

ALT

ERN

ATI

VE

In a

dditio

n to

the

rec

omm

ende

d bu

ild a

ltern

ativ

es,

the

“No-

Build

” Alte

rnat

ive

is c

onsi

dere

d to

be

a vi

able

alte

rnat

ive

and

will

rem

ain

so f

or t

he d

urat

ion

of t

he s

tudy

. Th

e “N

o-Bu

ild”

Alte

rnat

ive

wou

ld

invo

lve

fore

goin

g m

ajor

im

prov

emen

ts t

o th

e ex

istin

g ro

adw

ay a

nd p

rovi

de o

nly

rout

ine

mai

nten

ance

and

saf

ety

enha

ncem

ents

as

requ

ired.

Ev

en

thou

gh

ther

e ar

e no

de

sign

, rig

ht-o

f-way

or

co

nstru

ctio

n co

sts

asso

ciat

ed w

ith th

e no

-bui

ld a

ltern

ativ

e,

oper

atin

g co

nditio

ns a

re a

ntic

ipat

ed t

o w

orse

n w

ith t

ime,

w

hile

furth

er in

crea

sing

trav

el d

elay

s an

d tra

ffic

cong

estio

n.

This

will

crea

te a

n un

acce

ptab

le le

vel o

f ser

vice

and

a d

elay

in

saf

ety

rela

ted

impr

ovem

ents

. In

addi

tion,

ther

e w

ill be

an

incr

ease

in

emer

genc

y ev

acua

tion

time.

The

refo

re,

the

no-b

uild

alte

rnat

ive

wou

ld n

ot m

eet t

he p

urpo

se a

nd n

eed

for

the

proj

ect.

Alth

ough

, th

e no

-bui

ld a

ltern

ativ

e is

not

co

nsis

tent

with

loc

al t

rans

porta

tion

plan

s, t

his

alte

rnat

ive

form

s th

e ba

sis

for

com

paris

on

to

the

viab

le

stud

y al

tern

ativ

es a

naly

zed

for t

his

stud

y.

For

your

rev

iew

, th

e de

taile

d, a

ltern

ativ

es c

ompa

rison

m

atrix

is in

clud

ed in

this

han

dout

.

Both

Alte

rnat

ives 3

A an

d 3C

pro

vide

a new

tra

c sig

nal fo

r the

no

rthbo

und

trac

on U

S 41

at t

he in

ters

ectio

n of

US

41 a

nd

SR 5

97/D

ale M

abry

Hig

hway

.