Bartow, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public hearing for the SR 777 (River Road) from Center Road to I-75 Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Reevaluation Study from Center Road to I-75 in Sarasota County on November 21, 2024.

This hearing is being conducted to present proposed design changes to this 2.3-mile project to widen the roadway to six lanes between Center Road and I-75, as well as to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, design, and social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. You can participate live online or in-person. The information presented during either format will be the same and all attendees will have opportunity to comment.

Attend the November 21, 2024 public hearing:

Live Online Option

Register in advance: https://bit.ly/river-road-hearing-registration

5:45 p.m. How to submit comments

6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment. Please review the materials on project webpage before attending:

https://www.swflroads.com/river-road-reevaluation  

Materials will be posted by November 14, 2024

In-Person Option

Englewood Sports Complex

1300 S River Rd

Englewood, FL 34223

Anytime between 5 – 6 p.m. Open house 6 p.m. Formal presentation and comment Click to View Public Hearing Flyer

If you are unable to attend the hearing, comments can also be provided through the project webpage https://www.swflroads.com/river-road-reevaluation  or by email Donnie.Holcomb@hdrinc.com or by mail to FDOT District One, Attn: Donald R. Holcomb, PE FDOT Project Representative, MS 1-40, 801 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830. While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by December 2, 2024, to be included in the formal hearing record. All comments are weighted equally. Questions can be answered by Donald R. Holcomb, PE FDOT Project Representative at (941) 342-2705.

Project documents will be available for public viewing from October 30, 2024, to December 2, 2024, at the Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Library, 4143 Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice, FL 34293 and at FDOT District One Headquarters, 801 N. Broadway Ave., Bartow, FL 33830. They will also be available on the project webpage.

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.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by FDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. §327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated May 26, 2022 and executed by FHWA and FDOT.