The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District One, invites you to a Design Public Meeting to inform you of design change improvements on SR 70 from County Road (CR) 29 to Lonesome Island Road, in Highlands County. A Project Development & Environment Study was completed in June 2025 and found this segment of SR 70 experiences roadway deficiencies, operational conditions issues, safety concerns, does not support economic development in the region, and does not provide system linkage to the area wide transportation network. An alternative that widens SR 70 to 4-lanes was chosen as the Preferred Alternative to address these items. The project has now moved forward to the next phase, final design. Design changes that will be presented at this meeting include alterations to access management and stormwater ponds.

The purpose of this meeting is to inform the public of design changes and provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions and provide comments. There will be an in-person meeting on August 21, 2025, and a self-guided virtual meeting room available from August 21 – September 5, 2025. You can choose the meeting format that is most convenient for you. Materials displayed for the in-person and virtual meeting room will be the same. The same material will also be available on the project website.

In-Person Meeting

Thursday, August 21, 2025

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Town of Lake Placid Government Center, Community Room, 1069 US 27 North, Lake Placid, FL 33852

Virtual Meeting Room (Link TBD)

Available from August 21 to September 5, 2025

Access to the self-guided virtual meeting room will be on the project website.

A virtual meeting room is an online space that allows participants who are unable to attend the in-person meeting to provide their feedback and view project material at their leisure.

This project is currently in the DESIGN phase of development. For more information or to obtain a copy of archived PD&E Study documents, please contact:

Joseph M. Lauk, PE, Design Project Manager
Patel, Greene and Associates, LLC (PGA)
GEC Consultant Support for FDOT District One
Florida Department of Transportation
801 North Broadway Avenue, MS 1-41, Bartow, FL 33830
863-519-2525, Joe.lauk@dot.state.fl.us