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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will mark the Fourth Annual Mobility Week from Oct. 25 through Nov. 1, 2019. [Read more…] about FDOT Hosts Mobility Week for Central Florida
The Central Florida Commuter Rail Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meets Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, at 2 p.m. at LYNX Central Station, in the 2nd floor Multipurpose Room, located at 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. The TAC is comprised of appointed city and county officials. [Read more…] about Central Florida Commuter Rail Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Nov. 7, 2018
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and its Central Florida partner agencies are set to celebrate the third annual Mobility Week, October 27 to November 3, 2018. Events are being hosted throughout the duration of Mobility Week within the nine-county Central Florida region – Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties. [Read more…] about FDOT Hosts Mobility Week for Central Florida
The Central Florida Commuter Rail Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meets Thursday, May 17, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at LYNX Central Station, in the 2nd floor Multipurpose Room, located at 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. The TAC is comprised of appointed city and county officials.
This meeting site is conveniently located near the LYNX Station platforms. Please check SunRail arrival and departure times at sunrail.com.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons wishing to express their concerns relative to FDOT compliance with Title VI may do so by contacting Jennifer Smith, FDOT District Five Title VI Coordinator at [email protected].
Persons who require accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Roger Masten, c/o SunRail, 801 SunRail Drive, Sanford, FL 32771; or by phone at (321) 257-7161; or by email [email protected].
Questions? Please contact Steve Olson of the Florida Department of Transportation at [email protected]/386-943-5479.
Please be careful around trains, railroad crossings, and while at station platforms. Be smart. Be safe. For more information about SunRail, including fares, schedule and station locations, please visit sunrail.com.
The Central Florida Commuter Rail Commission (CFCRC), the SunRail advisory board comprised of elected leaders from the five local funding partners, will meet Thursday, March 29, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Metroplan Orlando offices, located at 250 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 200, Orlando, Florida 32801.
This meeting site is conveniently located near the Church Street Station platforms. Please check SunRail arrival and departure times at sunrail.com.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Roger Masten, c/o SunRail, 801 SunRail Drive, Sanford, FL 32771; or by phone at (321) 257-7161; or by email [email protected].
Questions? Please contact Steve Olson of the Florida Department of Transportation at [email protected]/386-943-5479.
Please be careful around trains, railroad crossings, and while at station platforms. Be smart. Be safe. For more information about SunRail, including fares, schedule and station locations, please visit sunrail.com.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will start installing truck parking sensory technology in six locations along Interstate 75 (I-75) in Marion and Sumter counties the beginning of March.
The work is part of the FDOT’s Truck Parking Availability System (TPAS) project, which detects available parking spaces at welcome centers, rest areas and weigh stations, and sends alerts to commercial truck drivers via message boards, in-truck sensors and mobile apps. Installation is estimated to be completed at all six locations by Summer 2018, and is dependent on weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
The locations are:
Marion County
Sumter County
Commercial drivers are advised that construction will require about half of the truck parking spaces at each location to be closed for a short time for installation of the in-ground sensors within the parking space. Only one location at a time will have parking space closures, and at least one handicap space will be available at all times. Information about closures will be posted at cflroads.com.
Media inquiries can be directed to the FDOT District Five Communications Office at (386) 943-5479 or via email at [email protected].
The Central Florida Commuter Rail Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meets Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at LYNX Central Station, in the 2nd floor Multipurpose Room, located at 455 N. Garland Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801. The TAC is comprised of appointed city and county officials.
This meeting site is conveniently located near the LYNX Station platforms. Please check SunRail arrival and departure times at www.sunrail.com.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Roger Masten, c/o SunRail, 801 SunRail Drive, Sanford, FL 3277; or by phone at (321) 257-7161; or by email [email protected].
Questions? Please contact Steve Olson of the Florida Department of Transportation at [email protected] /386-943-5479.
Please be careful around trains, railroad crossings, and while at station platforms. Be smart. Be safe. For more information about SunRail, including fares, schedule and station locations, please visit www.sunrail.com.
The Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) invites all interested Floridians to participate in a public hearing at Eastern Florida State College’s Maxwell C. King Center on Tuesday, February 19 from 1:00-7:00 PM. This will be the second public hearing held on the CRC’s 2018 “Road to the Ballot” public hearing tour.
Public hearings are free events open to all Floridians who would like to attend. No tickets or RSVPs are required. Free public parking will be provided. Floridians planning to attend the public hearing are respectfully requested to observe the CRC Public Hearing Participation Guidelines.
WHAT: Central Florida Public Hearing of the Constitution Revision Commission
WHEN: Monday, February 19, 1:00 – 7:00 PM (Doors open at Noon)
WHERE: Eastern Florida State College
Maxwell C. King Center
3865 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32935
PARKING: Free parking is available to the public in the main King Center Parking Lot.
PARKING MAP LINK (PDF)
GOOGLE MAP LINK
SIGN-UP TO SPEAK: To speak at a CRC public hearing, Floridians must fill out an appearance form and hand it in to CRC staff at the Citizen Services Desk. The appearance form is available online at flcrc.gov and printed copies are available at public hearings. Appearance forms will not be accepted in advance of the public hearing.
Public speakers will be called in the order in which appearance forms are received by CRC staff at the Citizen Services Desk at the public hearing. The Citizen Services Desk will be open to accept appearance forms starting at 12:00 PM (Noon). Appearance forms received by 7:00 PM will be accepted.
Additional information for the February 19 public hearing is available online at flcrc.gov/Meetings/PublicHearings, including the following handouts:
Nearly 3,000 Central Florida junior and senior high school students are building their careers at the 18th annual Central Florida Construction Career Days. The event, hosted by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and its industry partners, helps teenagers explore and build a strong foundation for a successful future in transportation construction.
“Construction Career Days is a fantastic way to introduce the builders and tradespeople of tomorrow to our industry today,” said Dora Rockefeller, FDOT District Five Contract Manager and co-chair of the event.
Junior and senior high school students from more than 50 Central Florida high schools throughout eight counties are attending Construction Career Days to learn about the many available opportunities and experience some skilled trades firsthand. Engineers and skilled trade workers from local firms, technical schools and FDOT will hold more than 30 interactive learning labs. Students will even get a chance to try their hand at operating heavy equipment and simulators.
Construction opportunities represented through the program can lead to steady careers.
“These are careers that you can grow with. If you’ve got the ambition and the drive, you can build a career in construction and go far,” said Geoff Scales, Senior Project Manager with Hubbard Construction Company and co-chair of the event.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the number of jobs in the construction field will grow by nearly 22 percent over the next few years, but the current labor pool is shrinking with the average skilled worker retiring at close to 50 years old. That’s why Construction Career Days encourages Central Florida high schoolers to explore the wide variety of opportunities available in the transportation construction industry.
Construction Career Days takes place at the Central Florida Fairgrounds Jan. 25-26 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: On-site interviews are available with participants, host organizations and companies on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Brevard, Lake, Orange, Volusia County — The Florida Department of Transportation will suspend most construction work during the holidays from Dec. 23-Jan. 2. No additional lane closures will occur on Central Florida interstates. Motorists may see activity outside of the travel lanes.
Work activity is expected in the following areas during this time (links to project websites are included):
Brevard County
Lake County
Orange County
Volusia County
For more information about projects and closures in your area, visit www.cflroads.com.
FDOT advises drivers to slow down in construction zones; the life you save may be your own.
For more information, please contact the public information office, Sara Shepherd, 386-943-5497, [email protected], or Jessica Ottaviano, [email protected].
