Lawmakers have just agreed on a sizable chunk of Florida’s spending plan for the next fiscal year.
In its latest cross-rotunda budget offer , the House reduced its original apportionment for the state’s massive Transportation Work Program by $451 million, matching the Senate’s recommended $13.54 billion.
The funding is about $260 million less than what Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed through his “ Focus on Fiscal Responsibility ” budget plan in February.
Florida’s Transportation Work Program is the state’s ongoing five-year plan for the construction and completion of mobility infrastructure projects, from roads and bridges to rails, seaports and other related systems.
Investments the Governor proposed for the 2025-26 program include:
— $5.7 billion for highway construction an