Commissioners authorize funding to update county's transportation plan to 2050
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Summary
The Seminole County Board approved a budget amendment and contract amendment to update the county's transportation plan to a 2050 horizon, authorizing roughly $533,000 for the planning update that staff says will align county priorities with regional partners and provide data for mobility fee and land-development work.
The Seminole County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 14 authorized staff to execute a budget amendment and contract modification to complete a 2050 Mobility and Transportation Plan update. County Public Works staff said the update will extend the county's prior 2045 plan, refresh traffic and crash data, and align Seminole County with MetroPlan Orlando's 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
Public Works presentation: Joseph (Joe) Lofaso, professional engineer with Seminole County Public Works, told commissioners the update is a $533,000 planning project that will extend the planning horizon to 2050, incorporate the latest traffic and probe-data techniques, revise priorities and the project list, and support upcoming mobility-fee and land-development code work. "The purpose of this presentation is to request board approval for initiation of the 2050 mobility and transportation plan," Lofaso said during his presentation.
Staff and partners: Public Works Director John Slott introduced the project and said the county is coordinating with regional partners including the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, Central Florida Expressway Authority and MetroPlan Orlando. The county's consultant (Jacobs) was represented at the meeting.
Why it matters: Staff said the 2045 plan relied on aging data and risked misalignment with regional planning. The 2050 update will provide an updated traffic model (existing plus committed 2030 network), revised crash and travel-time analysis, and a prioritized project list intended to guide investments through 2050.
Board action: A commissioner moved and the board voted unanimously to approve and authorize the chairman to execute the budget amendment request and contract amendment for the 2050 Mobility and Transportation Plan.
Next steps: Staff said it will return with a project update in January 2026, hold a public meeting in Feb.-Mar. 2026, and present a final draft to the board in April 2026 for adoption.
