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Martin County MPO adopts 2050 long‑range plan draft cost‑feasible component over two dissents
Summary
The Martin County MPO approved the cost‑feasible component of its 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan on Sept. 15, advancing a $746 million prioritized list of projects that exceeds currently programmed MPO funds by about $45 million and designates certain projects as illustrative pending discretionary grants.
The Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organization approved the cost‑feasible component of its 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) draft at its Sept. 15 meeting, moving the plan closer to final adoption scheduled for Oct. 8.
The draft plan lists about $746 million in capacity projects and related investments over the plan horizon; MPO staff and consultants said available MPO‑level funding totals just over $701 million, leaving roughly $45 million identified as illustrative and dependent on discretionary or district‑level funding.
The cost gap is driven largely by the Cove Road capacity project and a small set of other projects staff expect could be funded by state Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) and other discretionary programs, Ricardo Vasquez, principal planner for the MPO, told the board. “Illustrative projects account for $45 million,” Vasquez said, “and those would be funded through anticipated discretionary…
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