The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), will hold an Alternatives Public Information Meeting for the above-referenced project. The Department will provide several options to participate in this public meeting. You may participate virtually/online from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, via a computer, tablet, smartphone, or by telephone in listen-only mode. Alternatively, you may participate in-person from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the Ocoee Lakeshore Center located at 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, FL 34761.

If the in-person Alternatives Public Information Meeting cannot be held on Thursday, August 12, 2021, due to severe weather or unforeseen conditions, it will be held on the alternate date of August 19, 2021, at the same time and place.

Please visit the project website, www.Turnpike408to50.com, to register for the Alternatives Public Information Meeting and to select your participation option. **Please note that registration works best in the Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox web browser.** Additional registration and project information is provided in the project newsletter. You should not attend in-person if you are not feeling well. Social distancing guidelines and local ordinances will be followed.

This meeting will give interested persons an opportunity to review project information, ask questions and provide comments concerning the conceptual design, and potential social, economic, and environmental effects of the proposed improvements. Displays that illustrate the proposed improvements will be available at the meeting, along with informational videos. All Alternatives Public Information Meeting materials are available for review now on the project website, www.Turnpike408to50.com. This letter is being sent to all property owners and tenants within at least 300 feet of either side of the proposed project and to public officials, regulatory agencies, organizations, and individuals interested in the project. Persons wishing to submit written or verbal comments/questions may do so at the Alternatives Public Information Meeting or may contact the Project Manager, Jazlyn Heywood via email at Jazlyn.Heywood@dot.state.fl.us or by phone at (407) 264-3298. For assistance registering for the Alternatives Public Information Meeting, or for additional please contact the Project Manager.

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