Punta Gorda, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public hearing for the Harborview Road Project Development & Environment (PD&E) Study Re-evaluation from Melbourne Street to I-75 in Charlotte County on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. These improvements are intended to address the projected number of vehicles that will be generated by future population and economic growth.

FDOT previously completed a PD&E or Project Development & Environment Study for Harborview Road in October 2019.  This study evaluated and documented the benefits, costs, and impacts of widening Harborview Road from the existing two-lane undivided roadway to a four-lane divided highway.  FDOT is now preparing final design plans for this project, and the original proposed right-of-way impacts have changed.

The public hearing is held to present information about the changes in design which includes the re-evaluation of the engineering and environmental analysis completed to date and to provide the opportunity for the public to offer feedback for the official hearing record.

You can participate live online or in-person. The information presented during either format will be the same and all attendees will have the opportunity to comment.  

Live Online Option
Register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/harborviewrd
5:45 p.m. Overview for how to submit comments
6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment.
Please review the materials on project webpage before attending (https://www.swflroads.com/project/434965-2). Materials will be posted by November 28, 2023.

 In-Person Option
Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association

2001 Shreve Street

Punta Gorda, FL 33950
Anytime between 5 – 6 p.m. Open house
6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment

If you are unable to attend the hearing, comments can also be provided through the project webpage (https://www.swflroads.com/project/434965-2) or by email (Christopher.Speese@dot.state.fl.us) or mail (FDOT District One, Southwest Area Office, Attn: Christopher Speese, 10041 Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33913). While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by December 15, 2023, to be included in the formal hearing record. Questions can be answered by calling the FDOT Project Representative Christopher Speese at (239) 225-1973.

A summary of the hearing will be available on the webpage approximately 30 days following the close of the comment period.

Project technical documents will be available for public viewing from November 14, 2023 to December 15, 2023, at Port Charlotte Public Library, 2280 Aaron Street, Port Charlotte, FL 33952 and at Punta Gorda Charlotte Library, 401 Shreve Street Punta Gorda, FL 33950. They will also be available on the project webpage.

FDOT is sending notices to property owners, business owners, interested persons and organizations within at least 300 feet of the project to provide the opportunity to give comments to FDOT regarding this project. 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.