Appendix_6_FDOT_Utility_Certification_Memo_02-25-2026.pdf

This is a Utility Certification Memo from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) dated February 25, 2026, related to the Ridgemoor Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project administered by Pinellas County. The memo documents the certification and coordination of utilities in advance of the bridge replacement project, which involves replacing the existing 120-foot flat slab bridge over Brooker Creek with a new 135-foot structure along with associated roadway and drainage improvements. As a federally funded Local Agency Program (LAP) project, utility coordination through FDOT is a critical prerequisite to project construction, ensuring all affected underground and overhead utilities are properly identified, marked, and relocated or protected as necessary.

The memo serves as formal certification that utility companies have been notified and that appropriate utility locating and coordination procedures have been completed in accordance with federal and state requirements. This certification is essential for project clearance and demonstrates that Pinellas County and FDOT have satisfied utility-related prerequisites before construction activities commence on the bridge replacement and associated roadway improvements.