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 September 1, 2026, and was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation from the Transportation Committee. The buses were placed into service in January 2017 and operated on Routes 195/295 and 196/296, which connected Broward Boulevard and Sheridan Street to Downtown Miami and the Civic Center. The routes were discontinued in March 2020. FDOT requested reimbursement on September 9, 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 Board Resolution No. R-936-16. The total FDOT 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 item is placed for review pursuant to County Code Section 29-124(f) and requires CITT review. The funding source is the People's Transportation Plan Bond Program, program 6730101 Bus - Enhancements, FY25-26 Adopted Budget & Multi-Year Capital Plan, Volume 2, Page 139. Melvin Cartagena, Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer of DTPW, will monitor the reimbursement. The item is a substitute to file no. 260794. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.