TO: Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John Titkanich, Jr.; County Administrator
THROUGH: Ryan Sweeney; Acting Planning & Development Services Director
FROM: Brian Freeman, AICP; MPO Staff Director
DATE: October 21, 2025
SUBJECT: Consideration of a Roadway Jurisdiction Transfer Agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation and Indian River County to Transfer County Roads onto the State Highway System
__________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND
Within Indian River County, only a small number of roadways are designated as state roads, including all of I-95, US 1, SR 60, and SR A1A. In addition, portions of SR 510 and 17th Street (SR 656) between US 1 and SR A1A are designated as state roads.
Responsibility for the improvement and maintenance of state roads is with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), based on the input and guidance from the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Through the development of its annual List of Priority Projects and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the MPO provides direction to FDOT regarding improvements to the state highway system within Indian River County. FDOT also performs routine maintenance and assesses the pavement condition annually of the entire state highway system.
Over the years, County staff has had ongoing discussions with FDOT District 4 about increasing the number of roads within Indian River County that are part of the state highway system. In 2023, FDOT District 4 proposed to transfer three county roads onto the state highway system:
· CR 510 (85th Street/90th Avenue) from CR 512 to US 1
· CR 512 (Sebastian Boulevard) from I-95 to CR 510
· CR 606 (Oslo Road/9th Street SW) from I-95 to US 1
On March 28, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) authorized staff to begin the process of transferring jurisdiction of these roads from the County to FDOT. Since then, County staff has coordinated with FDOT to prepare the necessa...
Click here for full text