Palm beach upwp FY 2024/2025-2025/2026 ; transportation planning; planning

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $787,769 in formula grant funding to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on August 6, 2025, under the Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research program (CFDA 20.505). This award supports the Palm Beach Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for fiscal years 2024/2025 and 2025/2026, funding comprehensive transportation planning activities essential to the region's long-range transportation planning and coordination efforts.

The award enables FDOT to develop and maintain planning infrastructure for the Palm Beach metropolitan area, including the creation and refinement of transportation improvement programs, long-range transportation plans, and technical studies that support balanced multimodal transportation decision-making. FDOT sub-awarded $787,769 to the County of Palm Beach on August 7, 2025, to conduct the localized planning work. The funding supports planning activities that incorporate public input for transportation system design, enhance mobility and safety, and ensure compliance with federal transportation planning requirements across urbanized and non-metropolitan areas within the county's jurisdiction.