Notice Draft Environmental Assessment Availability and Virtual Public Hearing with In-Person Option for US 77 from SH 71 to North of CR 156

Where:

The virtual public hearing will be posted below beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at 5 p.m. Please note that this is not a live event. The materials can be viewed at your convenience. 

Additionally, TxDOT is providing an in-person hearing option for individuals who would like to participate in person instead of online. In-person attendees will be able to review the same materials and presentation as the online public hearing.

When:

The pre-recorded presentation will be posted on this page on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at 5 p.m.

Additionally, TxDOT is providing an in-person option for individuals who would like to participate in person instead of online. In-person attendees will be able to view the same presentation and materials delivered in the online public hearing, which will be playing on a screen, review hard copies of project materials, ask questions of TxDOT staff, and leave written comments. The in-person option will be held on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 500 Veterans Memorial Dr., La Grange, TX, 78945. For both the virtual public hearing and in-person option, members of the public may call 979-608-1005 to provide verbal testimony immediately following posting of the virtual public hearing presentation, from 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021, through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. 

Purpose:

The purpose of the public hearing is to present the proposed project to the public and receive comments. The project is proposing to widen US 77 from SH 71 to approximately 0.56 miles north of CR 156 in Fayette and Lee Counties, Texas. The virtual and in-person hearing will consist of the same narrated presentation by the project team, project exhibits and other information, and an opportunity to comment. Comments must be received on or before Friday, Dec.3, 2021, to be a part of the official hearing record.