REIMBURSEMENT FOR DISCONTINUED I-95 EXPRESS ROUTES

Board of County Commissioners · 2026-07-21 · resolution

Resolution authorizing $3,896,702.00 in Charter County Transportation Surtax Bond Program funds to reimburse the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works operating fund for a payment to the Florida Department of Transportation for depreciated value and unauthorized mileage associated with 15 buses originally purchased for the discontinued I-95 Express Bus Service routes. The project was added to the FY 2026-30 Five-Year Implementation Plan of the People's Transportation Plan. The item was deferred to the September 1, 2026 Board meeting. The Transportation Committee forwarded it to the Board with a favorable recommendation on June 9, 2026. The routes were permanently discontinued in March 2020. FDOT issued its reimbursement request in September 2024. Payment was remitted to FDOT on January 12, 2026. The total purchase cost for the 15 buses was $8,139,630, funded through FDOT Grant G0350 and approved by Resolution No. R-936-16. FDOT's total reimbursement request for 28 buses is $9,658,133.83. The scope is countywide, but the discontinued routes primarily served District 3 and District 5. The buses were placed into service in January 2017 and operated on Routes 195/295 and 196/296, connecting Broward Boulevard and Sheridan Street to Downtown Miami and the Civic Center. The funding source is the People's Transportation Plan Bond Program. The monitor is Melvin Cartagena, Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer of DTPW. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.