PTP AMENDMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO DTPW

Transportation Cmte · 2026-07-14 · resolution

The document is a legislative matter for a resolution approving an amendment to the FY 2026-30 Five-Year Implementation Plan Update of the People's Transportation Plan (PTP) to retroactively include the Purchase of 40-Foot Buses for I-95 Phase I and II project (CIP145). The project involves the purchase of fifteen (15) 40-foot diesel and compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses intended to support I-95 Express Bus Service routes operating within the managed toll lanes between Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. These buses previously served routes 195/295 from Broward Boulevard to Downtown Miami and 196/296 connecting Sheridan Street to the Civic Center. The fiscal impact is $3,896,702. The project is included in the County's FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget and Multi-Year Capital Plan under Program No. 6730101, Site No. 300908. The buses were purchased with FDOT grant funds and placed into service in January 2017. The routes were discontinued in March 2020. On September 9, 2024, FDOT requested reimbursement for the depreciated value and unauthorized mileage. DTPW issued a reimbursement payment of $3,896,702 to FDOT on January 12, 2026, using DTPW's Operating Fund. The amendment authorizes the use of PTP capital funds to restore DTPW's operating fund resources. The Transportation Committee forwarded the item to the BCC with a favorable recommendation following a public hearing on 7/14/2026. The agenda date is 9/1/2026. The requester is the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust. The staff recommendation is to approve the resolution.