Thursday, February 21, 2008

Gandy Blvd. Improvement Open House

The Florida Department of Transportation will hold an open house to update the community on the status of the Gandy Blvd. reconstruction project, the South Dale Mabry concrete resurfacing project and the intersection improvements at Dale Mabry and Bay to Bay. The meeting will be held Thursday, March 6, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Manhattan Center, 4210 W. Bay Villa Ave., located behind the Jan Platt Library. This is the special education school next to the Boy's and Girl's Club.

There will be no formal presentation, however, project information for each of the projects will be available and staff will be on-hand to answer questions. The Gandy Blvd project extends from the Gandy Bridge to Dale Mabry and involves converting the existing five lane highway with a center turn lane to a four lane divided highway with medians. The South Dale Mabry project extends from Sevilla St. to Kennedy Blvd. and involves replacing and repairing the damaged concrete roadway slabs and realigning the Bay to Bay intersection.

The open house will be held in accordance with 23 CFR 771 and Title VI and VIII of the United States Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968. Access for the disabled is offered and in compliance with 49 CFR part 27 and 49 CFR parts 37 and 38. Anyone with special needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact Lori Buck at least seven days in advance at 1-800-226-7220 or (813) 975-6284, or by letter to Lori Buck at the Florida Department of Transportation, 11201 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL 33612-6456, or by email at lori.buck@dot.state.fl.us.

Jerry Frankhouser, President Bayside West Neighborhood Association http://www.baysidewest.50megs.com/ 813-507-9664

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