Live Online: begins at 5:45 p.m.
In-Person: 5 – 6 p.m. open house, 6 p.m. formal presentation

LABELLE, Fla.  – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) invites you to a public hearing for the SR 29 Improvements Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Re-Evaluation from County Road (CR) 80A (Cowboy Way) to north of CR 731 (Whidden Road) in Hendry and Glades Counites on April 29, 2025.

This study has re-evaluated the previous PD&E Study’s improvements to traffic operations, access, and mobility along SR 29. Project benefits include enhanced safety along the project corridor; improved emergency evacuation; improved sidewalk connectivity; improved drainage systems; and improved access between Hendry and Glades Counties.

This hearing is being conducted to present the preferred alternative and all analysis to date, as well as to give interested persons an opportunity to express their views concerning the location, conceptual 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 the opportunity to comment.  

 Attend the April 29, 2025 public hearing:

Live Online Option
Register in advance: https://tinyurl.com/SR29PublicHearing
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/project/417878-8         
Materials will be posted by April 22.

 In-Person Option
LaBelle Civic Center
481 Hickpochee Ave., LaBelle, FL 33935                        
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/417878-8 or by email David.Agacinski@dot.state.fl.us or by mail to FDOT District One, Southwest Area Office Attn: David Agacinski, Project Manager, 10041 Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33913. While comments about the project are accepted at any time, they must be received or postmarked by May 9, to be included in the formal hearing record. All comments are weighed equally. Questions can be answered by calling David Agacinski at (239) 225-1924.

Three resources identified within the project limits are Section 4(f) protected properties under 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 774.17. Since the SR 29 PD&E Study Re-evaluation proposes minor impacts to and/or acquisition from these 4(f) protected properties, FDOT intends to pursue an Exception/Exemption Section 4(f) determination for these resources and is asking for the public’s input on the proposed impacts.

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

Project documents will be available for public viewing from April 8 to May 9, 2025, at Barron Library, 461 North Main Street, LaBelle, FL 33935, and at the FDOT District One, Southwest Area Office, 10041 Daniels Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33913. 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.

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