STUART — The Stuart City Commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Florida Department of Transportation requesting a halt to the Project Development and Environment Study for the Willoughby Boulevard extension.
City Attorney Lee Baggett outlined the scope and timeline of the ongoing study, which began in mid-2025 and is expected to run for several years.
“The project is currently in that study stage. And the study started on June 25, 2025 with a public kickoff meeting. The study is expected to be completed by August, 2028,” Baggett said. “A project development and environment study is FDOT’s process to evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts associated with a planned transportation improvement project.”…