Approval of this item will provide a recommendation to the MPO Board to approve the MPO's FY 2026 funding priorities as presented in the LOPP which includes the Broward MPO and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) priorities. The LOPP will be used by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to program funding in the fifth year of the FDOT Work Program to the highest priority projects.

The LOPP is a core product of the MPO that serves as a bridge between the MPO’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The MPO is required to develop an LOPP in coordination with FDOT District Four planning staff to set funding priorities for Federal and State funds within our region. The List is submitted to FDOT District Four annually by August 1 [s.339.175 (8)(a) and (b), Florida Statutes]. FDOT uses the LOPP to develop the Draft Tentative Work Program that is presented to the MPO each fall, which in turn is used to develop the following year's TIP. The FY 2026 LOPP will be used to develop the FY 2027-FY 2031 Draft Tentative Work Program and the FY 2027-2031 TIP.

After the last meeting, Broward staff collaborated with planning partners and made the following changes to the draft LOPP:

1. Roads for Families Program Priority 16 (FM# 4496781) – Cleary Blvd from Hiatus Rd to University Dr: A low-cost, short-term improvement identified through the Road Safety Audit (RSA) is programmed in the TIP for FY 2027 with $502,500. The short-term improvements are fully funded and have graduated from the LOPP. The long-term improvements have been identified in the FY 2041-2050 MTP time band and may be included in a future LOPP based on priority in the MTP. 
2. Highways & Freight Program Priority 32 & 33 – NE 15th Ave over South Fork of Middle River Bridge: A planning phase has been added to the project with $290,000 in funding and the preliminary engineering and construction phases have been removed.

The draft FY 2026 LOPP was presented at the April meeting and MPO staff is now seeking approval of the LOPP. To view the DRAFT FY 2026 LOPP, which includes the priority projects from FTE, please see Attachment 1. The LOPP is also available on the MPO's website at: https://www.browardmpo.org/core-products/listofpriorityprojects. For a summary of the projects fully funded from the previous LOPP (FY 2025), please see Attachment 2.

A presentation on the DRAFT FY 2026 LOPP was provided at the April meeting. For the PowerPoint presentation, please see Attachment 3. MPO staff will be available at the upcoming meeting to address any questions and comments.

MPO staff recommends approval of the LOPP.

If you have any questions about this item, please contact Jihong Chen at (954) 876-0066 or chenj@browardmpo.org.