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 and 196/296, which were discontinued in March 2020. DTPW issued a reimbursement payment of $3,896,702 to FDOT on January 12, 2026, using DTPW's Operating Fund, and this 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 Board agenda date is 9/1/2026. 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 discontinued bus routes primarily served District 3 and District 5. The request was made to advance the item to the July 21, 2026, Board meeting. The resolution was introduced on 6/22/2026 by the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust. The staff recommendation is approval. The final action is not stated. The status is 'Before the Board'.