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In its 1990 regular session, the Florida Legislature, through
Section
338.001, Florida Statutes, required the Department to develop a Florida Intrastate Highway
System (FIHS) Plan. The Department identified candidate routes after reviewing local transportation
plans, Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) plans, and the results of statewide planning studies.
In January 1991 the Department submitted the Florida Transportation Plan (FTP) to the Legislature,
including an initial FIHS network map and preliminary standards. The Department's Executive Committee
tested and approved the standards during 1991. The Department formally adopted
the standards in 1992, thus making the FIHS section responsible for preparing, administering, and
implementing the Florida Intrastate Highway System Modal Plan (FIHS Modal Plan).
Finally,
Section
338.001, Florida Statutes, also requires a status report on the FIHS Plan be provided annually to the Legislature's transportation committees. This report can be found in the
Documents section of this website.
For further information on this topic contact:
Jennifer Fortunas
Systems Planning Office, Mail Station 19
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0450
Telephone: (850) 414-4909
Fax: (850) 414-4876
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