24-E9.1 Appendix 7.pdf

This is a Florida Department of Transportation Project Commitments Record detailing an environmental compliance document for a Pasco County sidewalk and pedestrian infrastructure project on Fort King Road. The project, identified as FAP# D723-074-B and FM# 445503-1, involves construction of a six-foot sidewalk on the east side of Fort King Road from Hester Road to north of Coleman Avenue, and a sidewalk on the west side from Morningside Drive to the south side of Pasco High School property. Additional work includes enhanced pedestrian crosswalks with pushbutton-activated rapid rectangular flashing beacons and lighting at Pasco High School and the Coleman Avenue intersection, modifications to an existing culvert and headwall between Dixie Avenue and Poinsettia Avenue, and installation of new guardrail with reduced post spacing. The environmental commitment was approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service Florida Ecological Services Office.

The environmental document establishes a specific commitment regarding Eastern Indigo Snake protection during the construction phase. The commitment requires that the most recent version of the USFWS Standard Protection Measures for the Eastern Indigo Snake be utilized throughout construction activities. This commitment is categorized as a construction implementation discipline and affects no other environmental commitments. No other projects are linked to this environmental commitment, and the record was printed on January 21, 2025.