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Transportation director seeks master plan, staffing and pocket of FDOT/city project funding on Breakers Avenue
Summary
Transportation & Mobility Director presented requests including transferring a traffic inspector to the department, funding for a city transportation master plan, a program‑manager position for traffic engineering, and local project funding gaps such as Breakers Avenue (FDOT $3M grant, city funds $4.5M, additional gap roughly $2.8M).
Milos Raisto, Director of Transportation & Mobility, outlined a set of FY2026 requests May 14 intended to strengthen traffic engineering capacity and advance several local projects, including a recently awarded FDOT grant for Breakers Avenue.
Raisto said the department seeks to transfer one maintenance‑of‑traffic inspector into Transportation & Mobility to improve coverage and efficiency. He also proposed funding for a transportation master plan to set long‑term corridor and mode priorities and help the city secure outside funding. "It is nothing but a business plan for our transportation network," he said.
The director asked for a program manager/project manager position to expand traffic engineering and safety analysis capacity; the role would assist with plan reviews, safety studies and interagency coordination with FDOT and Broward County.
Raisto described several capital projects: the Breakers Avenue project progressed to an FDOT grant approval of $3 million May 6; the city has about $4.5 million committed and an $850,000 contribution under consideration from another source, leaving a funding gap Raisto estimated at roughly $2.8 million to complete construction and closeout. He also described a Northeast 15th Avenue mobility project that began as a tactical urbanism effort and a Sunrise Lane streetscape enhancement with an estimated $2.2 million construction cost.
On parking, Raisto said the city is expanding smart parking technologies (sensors and signage) to provide real‑time availability and reduce circling traffic; he noted pilot installations are under way in some lots and the city will expand technology and communications as reliability is proven.
Board members pressed for clarity on travel time and congestion metrics; Raisto said the city has deployed Bluetooth devices on select corridors to measure travel times and that the proposed program manager would help provide more proactive monitoring and coordination with county and state agencies. He emphasized that a master plan would provide the jurisdictional clarity and corridor vision the city needs to leverage FDOT and county funding.
