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Public Hearing to Review and Adopt by Roll Call Vote the FY2026-FY2030 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)-Draft
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BRIEF OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is to identify transportation needs and priorities of the metropolitan planning area including regionally significant projects regardless of their funding source (23 USC and 49 USC, Chapter 53). The TIP for the Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) contains the funded Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Five-Year Work Program and the submitted local jurisdiction Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects for Hernando County, Citrus County, and the City of Crystal River jurisdictions. The TIP reflects the projects contained in the 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). Projects are required to be shown in the TIP for inclusion into the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and receive subsequent funding.
A 30-day public comment period is required prior to the adoption of the TIP. The public comment period began May 5, 2025, and continues through this public hearing. The draft is currently under review by the Florida Department of Transportation District 7 office and the Federal Highway Administration. Once comments are received from these agencies, any adjustments will be made to the TIP as appropriate.
The Draft TIP begins with a narrative discussion of the contents of the five-year program and then includes the supporting appendices. Performance measures are addressed in Appendix B which identify safety initiatives represented by the projects in the TIP.
The List of Priority Projects (LOPP) as adopted by the MPO Board on May 1, 2025, is in Appendix C. A required glossary of terms is contained in Appendix D. The 5-Year Funded Projects List for the work program is furnished by the District 7 office of the FDOT and located in Appendix E.
The FDOT's annual list of obligated projects for the MPO's plann...
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