Long Range Transportation Plan

The Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), coordinates transportation plans for the Heartland region of Florida including the six counties of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands and Okeechobee and the urbanized area of Highlands County including the cities of Sebring and Avon Park. The HRTPO provides the forum for local elected officials, their staff, and industry experts, and the public to work together to improve transportation in the Heartland Region.

 

As the metropolitan planning organization for the Heartland of Florida, the HRTPO prepared the region’s second Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the year 2045. The Plan was prepared in accordance with federal requirements of both the Federal Legislation, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, and rulemaking, and the Florida 2060 Transportation Plan.

 

Stakeholders in the process include the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the cities in the region, the six counties of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands and Okeechobee, and the general public.