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The following information has been provided by the Florida Department of Transportation regarding an upcoming design public information meeting to add auxiliary lanes to Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) from State Road 821 to Griffin Road (SR 818). 

Design Public Information Meeting: Add Auxiliary Lanes to the Florida’s Turnpike (SR 91) from State Road 821 to Griffin Road (SR 818)

Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) Project

Broward County, Florida

Financial Project Identification Numbers: 446223-1 and 446224-1

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (Enterprise) will hold a Design Public Information Meeting for the above-referenced project. The Enterprise will provide several options to participate in this public meeting. You may participate virtually/online at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 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, January 26, 2023, at the Miramar Multi-Service Complex Ballroom located at 6700 Miramar Parkway, Miramar, FL 33025. Information presented at all attendance options will be the same.

Please visit the project website, www.TurnpikeSouthBroward.com, to register for the Design Public Information Meeting and to select your participation option. **Please note that registration works best with Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Firefox web browsers.** Additional registration and project information is provided in the project newsletter. 

This meeting will give interested persons an opportunity to review the project design and ask questions about the proposed improvements. Displays that illustrate the proposed improvements will be available at the meeting, along with informational videos. All meeting materials will be available for review the day of the virtual meeting on the project website. 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 meeting or may contact the Project Manager, Paul Naranjo, P.E., via email at Paul.Naranjo@dot.state.fl.us or by phone at (407) 264-3429. For assistance registering for the meeting, or for additional information, please contact the Project Manager. A recording of the webinar will be available on the project website following the public meeting. All statements provided or postmarked on or before February 6, 2023, will become part of the public meeting record. 

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