PTP AMENDMENT FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO DTPW

Transportation Cmte · 2026-07-14 · resolution

Resolution approving an amendment to the FY 2026-30 Five-Year Implementation Plan 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), funded in part by Charter County Transportation Surtax Funds. The project involves the purchase of fifteen (15) 40-foot diesel and compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for I-95 Express Bus Service routes between Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. The 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 item was forwarded to the Board with a favorable recommendation following a public hearing. The Board agenda date is 9/1/2026. The request was made to advance the item to the July 21, 2026, Board meeting. The routes were discontinued in March 2020 due to COVID-19 ridership decline and bus operator shortages. FDOT requested reimbursement on September 9, 2024, and 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 discontinued bus routes primarily served District 3 and District 5. 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. FDOT provided $15 million in State toll revenues through grants G0350 and G1C16 for the purchase of 28 buses. The fifteen buses were purchased with these grant funds and placed into service in January 2017.