The department responsible for roads and transportation told the Transition 2024–2025 committee that a landmark maintenance program called "Cambiando Carriles" has about $297,892,808 allocated for repaving and related work, and that municipal agreements account for roughly $158.9 million of that total while about $138.9 million is federal funding. The secretary emphasized the program’s scale and urged a recurring state maintenance fund to avoid reliance on one‑time ARPA dollars.

On enforcement and collections, the department said electronic citation systems and new payment devices dramatically increased collections. "Desde que comenzó el proyecto hasta ahora se han recaudado trescientos cincuenta y dos millones de dólares en boletos," the secretary told the panel, describing a distribution framework in which 70% of whatever is collected supports maintenance, 5% goes to police, 5% to PRIT, and 20% to the service contractors, with the contractor fee contingent on receipts.

Committee members asked for clearer documentation of the breakdowns and limits: how much went to municipalities, whether the contractor’s contingency is capped and what safeguards apply. Officials replied that the ticketing contract is contingent on collections and that the vendor share is fixed at 20% of receipts but subject to annual caps set in procurement documents; they offered to provide contract terms and the recent payment history.

Members also pressed for audits and clarifications about administrative charges and whether ticket proceeds are being used for recurring DTOP operations as well as maintenance. Officials said the bulk of funds have been routed to maintenance since 2021 and framed the revenue as an essential source while acknowledging some administrative uses of collections for operations and device upkeep.

The committee requested updated tables and reconciliations for municipal allocations, the precise contractual cap(s) for the vendor(s), and a final accounting of how ARPA and other special funds were combined in the current investment totals. The session concluded with a commitment from the department to provide the requested breakdowns and copies of the contract terms.

The hearing moved next to maritime and transit issues; the department remained in session to answer follow‑up questions about displayable evidence and contract language.