The public is invited to provide input on the SW/NW 80th/70th Avenue road widening project at two meetings hosted by Guerra Development Corporation.
The meetings will be held on Wednesday, July 14 and Thursday, July 15 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at Westport High School Auditorium. Horse Farms Forever staff will attend and report on the outcomes.
Engineers from Guerra Development Corporation will present information about the road widening project in two separate meetings. The first meeting on July 14 will focus on the road improvements located south of SR 40. The second meeting on July 15 will be focused on the section of the road north of SR 40.
The proposed improvements include expanding the current roadway to a four-lane road with bike lanes, pedestrian walks, and a grass median.
The goal of the meetings is to obtain public feedback about the improvements. After the presentation, there will be a breakout question and answer session. Written comments are preferred, and comment forms will be provided at the meeting.
Fill Out The Comment Form
If you are unable to attend the meeting, you can fill out the Comment Form online and email it to: GDCPER@guerracorp.net
Fill out the Comment Form online, save it as a PDF, and then email it to the address above or mail the printed form it to: Paul Wildman, P.E., Guerra Development Corp. 2817 NE 3rd Street, Ocala, FL 34470)
After these two meetings, another workshop will be scheduled with the Marion County Board of County Commissioners.
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Instead of spending millions to widen 80th Ave., why not use instead 60th Ave. which already is a 4 lane Avenue? Connect south once it reaches Rt 200.
Re: the 80th/70th Ave. Rd. project. Looking at the video, going north past 27th Ave., it is not clear where it stops. Where does the widening stop and return to two lanes?
We encourage you to attend the meeting and post comments to the links in the blog! The County website contains a lot more detail that you can study at your leisure.
That is a valid question and worthy of a comment to the County’s feedback form!