Public hearing scheduled to discuss proposed changes to San Jose Blvd.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing on Dec. 10 to discuss proposed changes in Jacksonville’s Mandarin area.

Action News Jax has provided the statement from FDOT below:

FDOT will host a hybrid public hearing to discuss a proposal to directionalize the median opening at San Jose Boulevard (State Road 13) and Mandarin Meadows Drive in Jacksonville. The hybrid hearing will be held December 10, 2020, with an informal open house from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and a formal presentation beginning at 6 p.m. Citizens may participate online at nflroads.com/VPH or by phone at (415) 655-0052, access code 821-654-882. Citizens who are unable to participate virtually may attend the hearing in person at the FDOT Urban Office Training Center located at 2198 Edison Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204.

Both virtual and in-person participants will be given equal opportunity to ask questions and make oral statements that will become part of the public hearing record. Persons who wish to submit written statements or other exhibits may do so prior to or during the hearing in the comments section at nflroads.com/VPH. Citizens may also submit questions, statements and other exhibits by sending them to Julian McKinley P.E., Maintenance Program Engineer, via email at julian.mckinley@dot.state.fl.us or traditional mail at 2198 Edison Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204. All exhibits or statements postmarked on or before December 20, 2020 will become part of the public hearing record. Project-related documents are currently available for review at nflroads.com/VPH.