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Commission backs FDOT plan for State Road 29; DOT outlines timing, safety fixes
Summary
The Henry County Commission unanimously adopted a resolution supporting FDOT's proposed reconstruction of State Road 29 from south of Cowboy Way to north of Widden Road after a department presentation that outlined no-passing zones, speed adjustments, lighting studies and a multistage corridor project.
The Henry County Board of County Commissioners voted July 22 to express formal support for the Florida Department of Transportation's planned improvements to State Road 29, a reconstruction project FDOT officials said is intended to improve safety, pedestrian access and corridor resiliency. The board adopted a resolution after FDOT staff described both near-term fixes and a larger, multi-phase project that includes a bridge replacement and downtown safety measures.
Nicole Mills, FDOT director of transportation development, told commissioners her team has already approved a 1.25-mile extension of a no-passing zone through Felda and is reducing the posted maximum speed in parts of the community to 55 mph; she said signs and pavement markings remain to be installed by contract. "The extension is warranted," Mills said, adding FDOT will monitor the new limits and could lower them…
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