The MPOverview

 May 2026

ARTICLES

• Draft FY 2027-2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
• Updates to Indian River Transit's web based wayfinding!
• Trans-Florida Rail Trail construction continues into downtown Fellsmere!
• Nightly Road Closure SR-606 Oslo Road between 66th and 58th Ave (May 14th - 21st)
• Safety Message - May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Draft FY 2027-2031 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Now Available for Review

The MPO is pleased to release its annually updated Transportation Improvement Program. The FY 2027 - FY 2031 Draft TIP includes $97.95 million for resurfacing, and $86.79 million for new capacity projects in Indian River County. Major projects include the widening of CR-510, widening of CR-512 between Willow St and I-95, and a multimodal retrofit of 45th Street between 43rd Avenue and 58th Avenue. This year's TIP also now includes performance metrics. In previous years, performance metric targets were identified, yet no attainment data was shown!

Please click on the button below to read the full TIP text.

Updates to GoLine's Online Wayfinding

Our "research," and by research we mean our newsletter performance metrics, shows that 42% of you all will read this newsletter on a smartphone.

As such, we know that many of you all use your smart phones to navigate around too! What you may be less familiar with is that the same Google Maps and Apple Maps platforms will also help you navigate riding transit.

The mapping platforms provide navigation through integrating GoLine's General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) with your location data...in other words, they can tell you how GoLine will get you to your destination!

GTFS is a 20 year old technology, which GoLine adopted in 2022, yet only over the last few months with the addition of Jarrod McCarthy to MPO staff has GoLine's web navigation been meaningfully updated. Jarrod, who transferred to the MPO from working with the Federal Transit Administration on GTFS issues, has redesigned GoLine's GTFS to reflect the system's seamless transfers, which reduces expected trip times by over an hour in most use cases.

We implore you to see if riding transit may be perfect for you. Next time you use your phone for directions, give the "transit" icon a try!

Google Maps

Apple Maps: Directions, Guides & Traffic

Trans-Florida Rail Trail Construction Continues into Downtown Fellsmere

Construction is well underway for the newest improved section of the Trans-Florida Railroad Trail, an MPO priority project. This segment runs from west of St. Sebastian State Park to North Broadway Street in Fellsmere for a total project length of 3 miles. This segment of the trail will have a 12' wide paved shared use path, and will connect downtown Fellsmere with the City of Sebastian to the east. Construction funds were provided by the Florida Department of Transportation through the Transportation Alternatives program, and construction is anticipated to finish in late July.

The Trans-Florida Railroad Trail was added to the Shared-Use Non-motorized (SUN) trail network in 2024. The SUN trail network is a statewide shared use path network established in 2015 with dedicated funds to connect the State's growing tail system.

Nightly Closure of SR-606 Oslo Road between 66th and 58th Ave (5/14 - 5/21)

As part of the S.R. 9/I-95 at S.R. 606/Oslo Road New Interchange and S.R. 606/Oslo Road Widening Project, all lanes of S.R. 606/Oslo Road between 66^th Avenue SW and 58^th Avenue SW will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, beginning Thursday, May 14 through Thursday, May 21, excluding Friday and Saturday nights, to perform milling and resurfacing work.

During the closure, westbound S.R. 606/Oslo Road motorists will be detoured via northbound 58^th Avenue SW, westbound 1^st Street SW, and southbound 66^th Avenue SW to S.R. 606/Oslo Road. Eastbound S.R. 606/Oslo Road motorists will be detoured via northbound 66^th Avenue SW, eastbound 1^st Street SW, and southbound 58^th Avenue SW to S.R. 606/Oslo Road.

Tuesday, May 26, through Thursday, May 28, will be used as contingency nights if needed. Signage will be in place to guide motorists safely through the area.

The Florida Department of Transportation appreciates the cooperation and understanding of the traveling public during this crucial construction activity. Motorists are advised to plan their routes accordingly and to follow all posted signage and law enforcement direction.

For more information, please call the FDOT District Four Communications Office at (954) 777-4090, or contact the project Community Outreach Specialist, Samantha Kayser, at (772) 579-5479, or visit www.d4fdot.com.

All meetings, unless otherwise posted, will meet in the First Floor Conference Room, County Administration Building B, 1800 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960

TDLCB Meeting: May 28, 2026 – 10:00 am

TAC Meeting: May 29, 2026 – 10:00 am 

CAC-BPAC Meeting: June 2, 2026 – 2:00 pm

MPO Meeting: June 10, 2026 – 10:00 am

Indian River County Metropolitan Planning Organization

1801 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960

772-226-1455 / Email / Website

For complaints, questions or concerns about civil rights or nondiscrimination or for special requests under the American with Disabilities Act, please contact: Cynthia Stanton, Title VI Coordinator at (772) 226-1287 or cstanton@indianriver.gov.

Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability 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 Brian Freeman at (772) 226-1455 or bfreeman@indianriver.gov at least seven days prior to the meeting.