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“MPO staff started this process back in April of last year,” project manager Ricardo Vasquez told the board, noting the MPO had approved the public involvement plan and collected community input. Consultant Vikas Jain of TYLN said roughly “about 300 complete surveys” were received and that the public flagged traffic congestion, safety and limited transit as the top issues.

Technical work used the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Model (TCRPM) to evaluate existing-plus-committed projects against 2050 population and employment forecasts. The consultant reported roughly 15–16 congested segments today and about 29 roadway corridors predicted to exceed capacity in 2050. The consultant said some corridors would need widening, while others could be addressed with Transportation Systems Management & Operations (TSM&O) or Intelligent Transportation Systems improvements.

The needs plan groups projects by mode. Highlights presented to the board included fleet replacement and new bus stops for transit; 14 corridors recommended for roadway capacity projects (some widening from two to four lanes and a few from four to six); Strategic Intermodal System improvements on I‑95 and SR 710; TSM&O corridors for congestion management; resiliency projects (sea-level adaptation and drainage stabilization); freight improvements including truck parking and shoulder widening; and aviation projects adopted from the airport master plan.

Board members asked about specific items such as water taxi feasibility, North Sewell’s Point Road capacity listing, and which projects in the needs list already had committed funding. County staff (George Zama, deputy director of Public Works) explained that the “existing plus committed” network includes TIP and capital improvement projects and developer-funded extensions. The consultant and staff said they will reconcile project lists and refine the congestion corridors with FDOT’s ongoing TSM&O plan.

Next steps announced: MPO staff will incorporate feedback from advisory committees and the MPO board, perform project cost estimates and a 25-year revenue forecast, and assemble a draft cost-feasible plan. An open house on the draft cost-feasible plan is expected in August 2025, with committee presentation in September and adoption anticipated in late October 2025.

Discussion vs. decision: this meeting recorded a technical presentation and questions from the board; staff indicated the needs plan will be updated and returned to the board for adoption later in 2025. No final adoption of the cost-feasible LRTP occurred at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting - May 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","MPO staff and consultant TYLN presented the Martin Moves 2050 needs assessment at the May 12 meeting, reporting that modeling and public input together identify about 29 roadway corridors projected to be overcapacity by 2050 and a multi-modal list of transit, roadway, freight and resiliency projects.","taxTitle","Martin County, Florida","taxId",12775,"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},6062501,"Residents tell Martin MPO they oppose Cove Road widening alternative",377,1007000,1384000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9&start=1007&end=1384","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9/thumbnail_1007000.jpg","/articles/6062501/Martin-County/Florida/Residents-tell-Martin-MPO-they-oppose-Cove-Road-widening-alternative","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6062501-52022ffea0f528dcd1aa568fcddf8fe5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770808502&Signature=LH0HrTgTdVSj6d2JK4NqUKhJO8B4wwKw4PDsti3CAKeKlaV1H14l3RgEh6tYEvihvQbBm6SoQUVlcovf62ejXBjXLGPzAU8SVynILe1g39TRlhryQW7lZ1xYwZedj7tzr5X3D-xMu7kh7wkZpQaoMbrrksCYShDAqf00NZYPvELLT4xGudzumZh4l3BTaaGClmqUjDQTMWw7qk7wakl~qONOVBSjpQBXqrAkvrx8b1nUN6wkkv4M~A9BqOW~NYCmbiACPPvWckMEdtXZp35I~IUuTCYfd291YZupewU~DF3VJTz1X0HDKYzlTqixVLig6P9LpSpXuV1mJwx9efMU3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents of Montego Cove and other Cove Road property owners told the Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organization on May 12, 2025, that they oppose a proposed widening project and raised concerns about right-of-way loss, drainage and noise. The public comment came during the MPO’s regular meeting and preceded a staff note that FDOT project staff will present the proposal again at the June 16 MPO meeting.

The Cove Road expansion project has been under discussion since November 2021. Tyrone Monti, a director of the Montego Cove Condominium Association, told the MPO, “since the inception of the proposal going back to November of 2021, we oppose the expansion project.” Monti said his community would be forced “to sharing a bike lane within proximate traffic in a 4-lane expressway” under the April 23 presentation of Alternative 2C and stressed the neighborhood has a single entrance and exit.

Resident Warren Newell, who identified experience as a former Palm Beach County engineer and local civil surveyor, described technical concerns he believes were omitted from the most recent presentation. Newell said FDOT’s current design calls for a 50-foot right of way on parts of Cove Road and asserted that many property owners had already lost front-yard area because of an early-20th-century reservation (referred to in public comment as a 1920 “Murphy” deed). Newell described proposed roadway grade increases of five to seven feet at his property and told the MPO, “cars are over my roof... the pedestrian looks in the bedroom window.” He also questioned the proposed 12-foot bike paths, calling that width “as wide as the interstate travel lane.”

MPO staff told residents they are tracking these concerns and that FDOT district staff and the project manager will present the Cove Road design and respond to comments at the MPO meeting on June 16 at 9 a.m. in the same meeting room. Commissioner Stacy Hetherington explicitly encouraged residents to attend that presentation.

Discussion vs. decision: these remarks were delivered during the public comment period; the meeting record shows no formal MPO action on the Cove Road design at this session. Staff indicated follow-up presentations and technical responses are scheduled; the MPO did not adopt or change any project approvals at this meeting.

Background/technical context: speakers described the project as seeking wider right of way to accommodate a multi-lane corridor and separate bike facilities. Residents and speakers raised three recurring technical concerns: (1) permanent loss of front-yard area tied to historic state reservations and proposed additional right-of-way; (2) changes in roadway elevation and grading that could raise vehicle lanes several feet above existing property grades; and (3) drainage impacts from state maintenance changes in nearby park property and from the roadway footprint itself.

The MPO staff response at the meeting was procedural: staff recorded comments, confirmed FDOT district staff will present and respond to detailed concerns at the June meeting, and encouraged residents to provide written comments and attend the follow-up presentation.","Residents of Montego Cove and nearby property owners urged the Martin County MPO to reconsider the Cove Road widening plan, citing loss of front yards, drainage and noise concerns tied to a proposed Alternative 2C.",{"_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},6062482,"FDOT updates Martin MPO on SR 710; signal warrant at Allapattah due in June after board raises safety concerns",139,6293000,6432000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9&start=6293&end=6432","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9/thumbnail_6293000.jpg","/articles/6062482/Martin-County/Florida/FDOT-updates-Martin-MPO-on-SR-710-signal-warrant-at-Allapattah-due-in-June-after-board-raises-safety-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6062482-8428222f04f85c5ee9e43f06c40c82f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770808502&Signature=XNMdNkondkB1b4l4y-xKK6waW9ZSg256ue~oKe39t1mU9Z0jBmVweGZkPS1~XEhv~ExVmBJ7glg5loogFP28DwehSa5cbjOE8Ym3b5vBDIbQuLP7q3v3LYjg4Hmtv297YK8KHmvC0aqUw9bmCe~B2I3kQYkMPL6LxLFnuvn6psq9HrZDkZoAklWP9LLkTYq8r7S13JbZaWr5yOuiQo54Oymdiu5ziAoMesZUV0YNfx~V9CFggXja77RxM1vOrF9kdSJlHNUmksOJSxOtS~~FtqqGfb27hsHyaCfVzYut5AT18JpP3vsIIurYSeHlh6Atev~LjDNpwT3ame8ryUbVEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tony Nora, planning supervisor for FDOT District 4, told the Martin County MPO on May 12, 2025, that advances on State Road 710 remain limited: the widening from Okeechobee to Allapattah remains the MPO’s top unfunded priority and FDOT is continuing to look for eligible funding. Nora said a signal-warrant analysis for the intersection of SR 710 and Allapattah/County Road 609 is ongoing and expected to be finalized in June.

Commissioner Stacy Hetherington reported a school-bus incident on SR 710 that morning in which a box truck struck the bus; the commissioner said the bus had its stop arms and lights deployed and that, “fortunately, there were no serious injuries.” Hetherington asked that staff document the incident and notify FDOT because it illustrated an ongoing hazard at that corridor.

Mayor Carmine DePaolo and other board members urged consideration of a longer-term solution: aligning Allapattah Road with Martin Luther King Road to create a four-way intersection to reduce circuitous turning movements and improve safety. Nora and county staff said such a realignment would be a longer-term, county-level planning and development action and could require right-of-way and coordination with developers; by contrast, a warranted traffic signal could be installed on a shorter schedule if the warrant study supports it.

When asked whether the signal warrant would be sufficient to expedite a short-term safety fix, FDOT staff said results would guide next steps; the FDOT project manager and MPO staff said they understand the urgency and are attempting to move the analysis and any subsequent design as quickly as practicable.

Discussion vs. decision: FDOT provided an informational update; the MPO did not approve construction or re-alignment at the meeting. Commissioners asked staff to document the bus crash and to continue pressing FDOT for timely action on the signal warrant.","FDOT said the SR 710 widening remains the MPO’s top unfunded priority; a signal-warrant analysis at Allapattah is expected in June. Commissioners raised a recent school-bus near-miss and discussed longer-term alignment options at Allapattah and Martin Luther King Road.",{"_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},6062487,"Martin MPO accepts $26,000 TD planning grant and recommends Senior Resource Association as CTC",153,1472000,1625000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9&start=1472&end=1625","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9/thumbnail_1472000.jpg","/articles/6062487/Martin-County/Florida/Martin-MPO-accepts-26000-TD-planning-grant-and-recommends-Senior-Resource-Association-as-CTC","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6062487-ff3987b880c24ecf393b8547f79fd1a6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770808502&Signature=dvmC7T3VHitqEgO~qVGyHDLN7jGAxzz5~LcjgWekYgCQR7O5suIee8PGllarpH8bwCEiDAp1fQgl~2UiCIicmICdN~GbJ~lx2kirA9kofxsjXeN1SPTsKNxhrwkVoi8IXveDMMyfH8-XztR0rakoEvkPrxMisSmOlfiFbsdcOn1LUuWSthrge3yhdv6PGsfw-rJoQgUtEHrjquAmfIeDIMiH2o2bjP9ilRPvUgqv~mmlcKDnPvmfyaY5ynjhS7yoF5YTZpPNh7j5tNpOcrzA~HPVhftFgy1BU8MXjjooyUpwFBSbm7lo9Hj09FP9JQAo9DRgtiNxv0AhQQDe3taKQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Martin County MPO unanimously approved an annual planning grant from the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged and recommended a Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) on May 12, 2025.

MPO staff said the planning grant is a routine, no-local-match award of about $26,000 used to staff the local coordinating board for transportation-disadvantaged services. “There is no local match, and that is for the MPO,” staff told the board. Staff recommended approval.

Commissioner Edward Campe moved to accept staff’s recommendation to approve the planning grant; the motion carried unanimously.

On the related item, the MPO reviewed proposals for the community transportation coordinator, the agency that coordinates services for seniors, people with disabilities and low-income residents who qualify for TD rides. Staff and the local coordinating board recommended Senior Resource Association (SRA) as the CTC for a five-year period. Commissioner Campe moved to accept the recommendation; a board member seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Staff explained the MPO will forward the recommendation to the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged in Tallahassee for final approval at its early-June business meeting.

Discussion vs. decision: these were formal board actions with unanimous votes to accept the planning grant and recommend SRA as the CTC; final appointment of the CTC requires action by the state Commission in Tallahassee.","The MPO approved its annual $26,000 transportation-disadvantaged planning grant and recommended Senior Resource Association as the community transportation coordinator for the next five years; the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged will issue final approval in Tallahassee.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6062492,"Martin MPO rejects Saint Lucie TPO request to increase regional funding share; board keeps 68/32 split",1877,3620000,5497000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9&start=3620&end=5497","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3277988-c13c6195640163a4352de625684b23a9/thumbnail_3620000.jpg","/articles/6062492/Martin-County/Florida/Martin-MPO-rejects-Saint-Lucie-TPO-request-to-increase-regional-funding-share-board-keeps-6832-split","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6062492-a61dbe31a9c79ee4916c8766198511a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770808502&Signature=jL9Xxt0ebxPeDlUcdDUreagxh9bWV43-8~ZgET6UNjDSB~bwoTklTimxHQFr8h2Zu96jIkd6B5nIal5s4fR0p~qXqCfv1huPY7TTqlx48vLQwBIuyB7nHGhlamLy4JbwRqs1M2lbqGQ2q997Jh8vDXjJq8SZExB2bJQgh62rqDMwEth8tZgrgPhkgX8ouW2LoP1h4Ml7qYp4ZlBXwTn2L-Oc2~mXWgOYnYWr84uKFaBhmMRS3uj8LKHiyMlVfUX9ErlwKqskXUfqg3YoXLu3qukG05b9CSfBD9cXx2Bk-rODL5-22FbHGYwm4TiWHIecGEIYSENYfg6L4e-6qctfPQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organization voted on May 12, 2025, to maintain the current TMA funding split of 68% for Saint Lucie County and 32% for Martin County after the Saint Lucie Transportation Planning Organization requested a change to 71% / 29%.

MPO staff presented background showing that TMA (transportation management area) funds are allocated for urbanized areas established by the U.S. Census and that the Port Saint Lucie urbanized area historically split TMA funds between Saint Lucie and Martin counties. Beth Beltran, MPO staff, summarized prior adjustments to the split (62/38 → 65/35 → 68/32) and explained that Saint Lucie’s latest request would reduce Martin’s share to 29%. Beltran told the board the change would translate into roughly a $215,000 difference on the current five-year federal-attributable total of about $7.1 million for the urbanized area.

Several commissioners urged defending Martin County’s current share. Commissioner Edward Campe moved and Commissioner Stacy Hetherington seconded a motion to keep the split as adopted in 2020 (68% / 32%) and to instruct staff and the chair to respond to the Saint Lucie TPO with that position while reserving the right to seek an amended split in future negotiations. The motion carried with all present voting aye except Commissioner Eileen Vargas, who recorded the only dissent.

Board discussion reviewed earlier precedents: when the two MPOs last disputed a split, the FDOT district secretary brokered a compromise. Staff noted the percentage split can be revisited, and that any future change could be negotiated through a meeting among the MPO/TPO chairs and the FDOT district secretary. Staff also flagged a modeling issue: Saint Lucie’s land-use revisions and growth projections (particularly in southwest Saint Lucie County) drive large projected traffic increases on corridors entering Martin County, which is part of the rationale Saint Lucie provided for requesting a larger share.

What the vote means operationally: staff said keeping the 68/32 split preserves the current allocation method for federal-attributable/TMA funds used in the MPO’s project programming and the TIP process. The board recorded that it expects to continue pressing for a larger Martin share in future discussions given regional traffic impacts, and it instructed staff to prepare an official response to the Saint Lucie TPO letter.

Discussion vs. decision: the board took a formal vote to maintain the current split and authorized staff/chair follow-up; staff said any future change would require negotiation and possible FDOT mediation or an amendment process.","The Martin County MPO voted to maintain the existing transportation management area (TMA) funding split of 68% Saint Lucie / 32% Martin after a letter from the Saint Lucie TPO proposed changing the allocation to 71% / 29%. The board authorized the chair to respond and said the split should be revisited later if regional traffic impacts warrant.","actionData","errors"]

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