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The vote keeps projects eligible for discretionary funding and signals continued staff work with FDOT and county departments to refine designs, schedules and right-of-way plans for major corridors and trail segments.

MPO Executive Director Tom McCormick presented the revised project list and described current program status for projects that remain or are being removed from the MPO list. FDOT government liaison Suzanne Ziegler and Brian Hunter, representing the Florida Department of Transportation, provided schedule updates: the State Road 54 pedestrian overpass at the Suncoast Parkway is in phase 3 of design and is scheduled to be advertised for construction in December, while the State Road 52 overpass at Suncoast Parkway will be advertised for construction imminently, with preliminary contractor selection and potential ground work expected in mid‑year. McCormick also highlighted projects now funded in the county capital plan that the MPO recommends removing from the priority list because they no longer need MPO-discretionary funding.

On the Bayou Trail connection under the River Gulf corridor, FDOT said the project is in PD&E and under a right-of-way study; Brian Hunter said staff are scoping 15% line and grade work to define right-of-way needs and then move into full design. For the longstanding State Road 41/54 interchange project, FDOT staff described a revised alignment analysis that considers putting State Road 41 over 54 (rather than 54 over 41) to reduce right-of-way costs; staff said right-of-way funding is shown in the plan for fiscal 2029 and that construction would likely follow two to three years after right-of-way work begins, with one board member estimating full construction could be roughly seven years out.

Commissioners and staff pressed for clarity on pedestrian access and trail connections. Commissioners asked whether planned underpasses and pedestrian overpasses will connect to sidewalks or multiuse pathways, and FDOT staff and county engineers described coordination underway to confirm south-side sidewalk connections on SR 52, to check underpass tie-ins, and to confirm whether developer-conveyed frontage will provide continuous pedestrian connections. County staff noted that some existing development approvals already include 5-foot sidewalks on frontage and that the county is pursuing land‑development‑code changes to require wider, multiuse facilities where those are the vision for the roadway.

The MPO also discussed the Orange Belt Trail segments and a submitted SunTrail application for construction in fiscal 2030–31; staff said the application was submitted in December 2024 and the county awaited award decisions. Board members asked staff to retain certain projects on the list because of high discretionary- or grant-funding probability, including Bud Bexley, Elan Boulevard and the Starkey Trail overpass.

The board approved the staff recommendation to revise the priority list, including the suggested removals and an amendment to include an extended feasibility limit for the Old Dixie Highway multiuse path to reach the Arepika/Herndon (Hernando County) line. The motion passed unanimously.

Staff committed to follow up with FDOT and county planning staff to confirm letting/construction dates and to resolve developer coordination questions (including an apparent communication gap flagged by a developer about a planned pedestrian overpass at Starkey/54).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","5..8.25 Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting (MPO)","oneSentenceSummary","The Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization approved a revised list of priority projects at its May 2025 meeting, keeping the Orange Belt Trail and several SunTrail-eligible segments on the list while moving other projects toward removal where funding is already programmed.","taxTitle","Pasco County, Florida","taxId",12581,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243804,"MPO approves UPWP salary reallocation, PL fund reobligation and accepts FDOT certification review",3482,1286000,4768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3237599-bf2df4f49e9658006e0e6bc285b9215b&start=1286&end=4768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3237599-bf2df4f49e9658006e0e6bc285b9215b/thumbnail_1286000.jpg","/articles/6243804/Pasco-County/Florida/MPO-approves-UPWP-salary-reallocation-PL-fund-reobligation-and-accepts-FDOT-certification-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243804-56ec1e03a104c16de8a59c7a6738b706/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147116&Signature=jdbfBDbLYvoq~AIsDs-bkKPiqzo0u-WhogcKaqWYy6rOGA5QK89RwPkfKekIIK2CEfkmqWMPnkUaksbF1TN1jzL5hq~EGtz2wCymquvYdg~BYR1FWflFxP0afbwEddRev31HZNQRVnZDk6DvUFa6F-RNUkHwon~Yzxjv4W1O5x~A5DBnRKV-eECf65Q8rQGE-fSMeYbWzigeZYt1MLslLLRcAIXShMHN-j~cppx0IERO9BooUZ9Y4uXej8YhiOulpmBb50WHKitkRXzFnySNkMCCRTBpPXFwwa82vnDuQ9-0-VLnb4tmrpL9KV8n574uu6SkQnYyJJZ6RW7dkroFgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pasco County MPO approved several administrative items at the May 2025 meeting: a reallocation of salary savings in the Unified Planning Work Program to support completion of an ADA and transportation resiliency plan, a TIP modification to reobligate previously deobligated PL funds into the FY 2025–2026 UPWP, and acceptance of FDOT’s joint MPO certification review recommending continued certification with a low risk rating.

Laurie Schadiger presented the UPWP request and asked the board to approve reallocating salary savings to planning work that will finish the county ADA and transportation resiliency plan and to incorporate closeout funds from fiscal 2023–24 grants into the current grant period. A motion and second were made; the board approved the reallocation unanimously.

MPO staff later presented a correction to the PL fund amount in the TIP: previously published figures contained an Excel rounding error and an incorrect fiscal-year label. Staff asked to modify PL funds in the TIP from $3,105,502 to $3,390,970 to reflect a $285,468 reallocation into fiscal year 2026. Staff explained the packet had been updated to correct the error. The board did not request changes and the modification was recorded.

FDOT’s joint MPO certification review was presented and the board accepted the report; FDOT assigned the Pasco MPO a low level of risk for 2025 and recommended recertification. Board members publicly thanked Laurie Schadiger and MPO business staff for financial management work cited in the review. Each administrative item was approved unanimously.","The Pasco MPO approved reallocating salary savings in its Unified Planning Work Program to complete county ADA and transportation resiliency planning, accepted a corrected reobligation of PL funds, and approved FDOT's joint MPO certification finding that Pasco MPO is low risk.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243810,"Pasco MPO adopts $560 million TIP; board asks FDOT to study spray‑jet resurfacing technology",612,4027000,4639000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3237599-bf2df4f49e9658006e0e6bc285b9215b&start=4027&end=4639","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3237599-bf2df4f49e9658006e0e6bc285b9215b/thumbnail_4027000.jpg","/articles/6243810/Pasco-County/Florida/Pasco-MPO-adopts-560-million-TIP-board-asks-FDOT-to-study-sprayjet-resurfacing-technology","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243810-2c5f518c7aabd71e249157f402fa987a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147116&Signature=LWZFsdTI-rqi2yVJ4V3cnrtD8MiqBhZNKWt2hK9KXAM9hQ~qHwiUGaCmsT4Az2FwFK7gjK89te-07XUF3fdicdj-fql-BRfCyqstFFjXvCWvyjY99hLPGp9zYv5y5tRa0ECu~lp3iUtsRFvsB10GCcz7YbulS2dgb1nuXZKHCJep2joev4XicKVNCyLTVQD~SJBzXcDHGCS8ICXRrRNl4qDgszGdKbgpRE5UaIvrZBz7nwgK3UZz~En65iPOxsfs2LeZdty5Qz5ZYMhF~OmMjLtk15qmP2QtrtrXGAxn~RsYpV7Te-EwmYF7eRV07LOGHX88AwcfCeaKNrPgvyZpDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization voted to adopt its draft FY 2026–2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which staff said programs more than $560 million of state and federal transportation investment in Pasco County over the next five fiscal years.

MPO staff presented the TIP additions and updates, which include an interchange improvement project at I‑75 and State Road 52, widening of the Suncoast Parkway north of State Road 54, landscaping projects along I‑75 and a resurfacing project on US 98. Board members asked staff to zoom into a drainage/resurfacing item on US 19 to confirm limits in the Hudson area and to confirm timing for a Centennial Road sidewalk project from U.S. 301 to Newsom Road that is already in the program.

During the TIP discussion, Commissioner Jeff Mariano moved approval of the TIP with an explicit request that MPO and FDOT staff review \"spray jet\" resurfacing technology and consider piloting the method or equipment to test longer pavement life. The board agreed to include that direction and approved the TIP unanimously. FDOT staff said their materials lab typically pilots new technology off interstates first but would check the status of research and testing and report back.

Action on the TIP will guide FDOT and county project delivery during the five-year window; the board also asked staff to follow up on project limits and resurfacing technologies discussed at the meeting.","The board adopted the FY 2026–2030 Transportation Improvement Program that programs roughly $560 million in projects over five years, adding interchange, resurfacing and widening projects and approving a motion to examine spray‑jet resurfacing technology for longer pavement life.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6243814,"GoPasco unveils 10-year transit plan with two BRT corridors, microtransit and park-and-ride proposals",334,2886000,3220000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3237599-bf2df4f49e9658006e0e6bc285b9215b&start=2886&end=3220","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3237599-bf2df4f49e9658006e0e6bc285b9215b/thumbnail_2886000.jpg","/articles/6243814/Pasco-County/Florida/GoPasco-unveils-10-year-transit-plan-with-two-BRT-corridors-microtransit-and-park-and-ride-proposals","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243814-6db1f8cd9b8c8cde7510125d7679cb8e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147116&Signature=R6kfttLIvkjt1GdPv7vIHlQgLyiBimSkLH2CLtU3JJQTGBotR6v6Ka76Kc3N882Lc5sgeRELBfqU0FjhqD7klcDFpNhoZRQEbDHKGzsFcnFrdyP9-xYCD1hVnu~U2fZjhzZiNMLpWpVclL2mQzUz~egUNdeu1DSFSI6Rq84D990x6s2xClwBIVZ6aq3RRNk~ne4N3T4yBQOVOLEZuiUiqK24E5mM29RUxouveXyI0Ae2yzBQIS-sWfQ8aDvjkZPVylDv3IH4IW5GDWFYnc84Al6sttRn6X5dMNbKvhv-TiCzpO5RCc743Ox8K~gYr2taa2FX-4Wnc8iz2oCYzMN2iQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","GoPasco presented its 10‑year Transit Development Plan to the Pasco MPO on May 2025, proposing two bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors, microtransit services, new circulators and infrastructure investments including transfer centers and park-and-ride sites.

James Flaherty of GoPasco introduced the plan and consultant Kayla Houghton said, \"this is actually 1 of the first TDP's in the state of Florida that's being completed under this new rule.\" The study combined public outreach, census and land-use review and projected ridership to set priorities for the next decade.

The outreach reached more than 500 people: about 300 survey responses and more than 60 public-workshop attendees and 10 stakeholder interviews. Respondents most often asked for more frequent service, later evening service, Sunday service and a real‑time app for bus arrivals. The consultant recommended two priority BRT corridors — US 19 and State Road 54 — plus an East–West connector on SR 52, a Ridge Road connector to serve the Moffitt/Airpark area, a Zephyrhills circulator, and a ‘‘Wiregrass Hopper’’ to link Wiregrass, outlet centers and The Grove.

GoPasco proposed complementary infrastructure: four transfer centers (two already in local planning), multiple park‑and‑ride locations along the Suncoast Parkway (including potential Ridge Road and SR 52 sites), transit signal priority and queue‑jump treatments, upgraded bus stops and a marketing program. The consultant estimated a phased implementation schedule with circulators and initial microtransit in the near term, connector and microtransit rollout in 2027–28, BRT implementation around 2030 and the Wiregrass Hopper in 2032; the plan notes annual updates can accelerate or delay projects as funding and agreements change.

Several commissioners urged follow-up coordination with HART (Hillsborough Area Regional Transit), the Turnpike Authority and FDOT about Ridge Road park‑and‑ride and express connections; Commissioner Jeff Mariano asked staff to convene the consultant, HART, the Turnpike Authority, FDOT and GoPasco to study the Ridge Road connector and related park‑and‑ride opportunities. The board asked staff to return with options for further study and partners.

GoPasco staff said the plan is required by FDOT rules for continued state funding and is not a binding capital budget; it is a strategic, phased vision to guide service and capital requests.","GoPasco presented a 10-year Transit Development Plan at the MPO meeting outlining BRT corridors on US 19 and SR 54, new microtransit and circulator services, transfer center and park-and-ride proposals, a phased schedule through 2032 and strong public support for more frequent, later and Sunday service.","actionData","errors"]

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