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Council approves FDOT roadway transfer of downtown state routes to Brooksville control
Summary
Brooksville approved Resolution 2026‑01 to accept responsibility for portions of US 41 and US 98 after FDOT’s one‑time repaving and to use signage and possible speed-limit changes to deter through semis; the vote was unanimous, though residents asked for clarification on drainage and exact segment limits.
Brooksville city council unanimously approved Resolution 2026‑01 on Jan. 5 to accept a roadway transfer agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation that moves specified portions of US 41 and US 98 within city limits onto the city’s maintenance responsibility after FDOT’s one-time repaving.
FDOT’s Brian Hunter told the council that the transfer under consideration covers Jefferson and Broad from Ponce De Leon east to the intersection indicated on the submitted map; other segments, including State Road 50A west of Ponce De Leon, will remain under FDOT. Hunter said FDOT’s long‑term plan could later shift additional segments but that the current action covers the areas described in the resolution.
Resident Robert Battista urged the city to clarify whether Alternate 50 segments and drainage work previously completed by FDOT would remain FDOT’s responsibility or transfer with the road. "There used to be a huge drainage problem there… FDOT put in sidewalks and handled that drainage problem for us," Battista said, and asked whether the city would be taking on those liabilities if the roadway is transferred.
City staff said anything within the drainage basin associated with the transferred road segment would become the city’s responsibility, while other adjacent drains outside the transferred area would remain FDOT’s to maintain. Council members asked whether ownership would allow the city to deter large trucks through signage and speed‑limit changes; staff said signage would be used and the city would have authority to set local speed limits after ownership transfers.
Council moved, seconded, and approved the resolution to satisfy FDOT’s public‑hearing requirement and allow the transfer process to proceed; the roll call vote was 4–0.
What’s next: FDOT will perform the one‑time repaving and, after transfer, the city will assume maintenance and add the segments into its capital-improvement and maintenance planning.
