The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) outlines the roadways, bridges, transit, aviation, rail, trail/bicycle/pedestrian facilities, and landscaping projects that are scheduled and funded for the next five years in DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Hardee, Highlands, and Okeechobee counties.
The purpose of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is to provide a staged, multi-year, intermodal program of transportation projects. The TIP is consistent with the adopted Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization’s (HRTPO’s) 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP).
View the Draft Transportation Improvement Program
Over the next 5 years, this program invests:
- $113 million to improve safety
- $22.2 million to improve system performance
- $483 million to maintain bridges and roadways
- $25 million in rural transit
The Draft HRTPO 2022/23 – 2026/27 TIP serves as a five-year financially feasible program of improvements for all modes of transportation within DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties. The draft TIP has a five-year total of $647 million. Funding for the program includes:
- 52% State Funds
- 44% Federal Funds
- 4% Local Funds
The Heartland Regional Transportation Organization presented the draft Transportation Improvement Program to the Heartland Region on May 9, 2022, for a 30-day public comment period.
Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, income, or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Marybeth Soderstrom, HRTPO Title VI Liaison, 863-534-7130, extension 134 (voice), or via Florida Relay Service 711, or by email: msoderstrom@cfrpc.org.
Ways to Comment:
After you have reviewed the Transportation Improvement Program, please let us know if you have any comments:
- Email msoderstrom@cfrpc.org
- Mail to 555 East Church Street, Bartow, FL 33830
- Call (863) 534-7130 x 134