Miami-Dade’s Transportation Committee moved several items forward last week, and most now head to the county commission. The biggest is a contract increase of almost $2.45 million for the South Dade Transitway, which has been running since last October.
The committee recommended raising the design-build contract with OHLA USA Inc. and extending its term by 507 days. The work will upgrade safety requirements in the electric vehicle charging areas of the Southwest 168th Street Station garage, because the original design did not meet current standards, according to the measure. The contract will grow from $368.2 million to $387.7 million.
The committee also approved a plan that would make the Freebee on-demand service in West Miami eligible for countywide transportation surtax money. The single Tesla has run since September 2025, seven days a week, linking residents to key locations up to five miles away. The county has not yet agreed to provide surtax funds.
Pinecrest would be allowed to install and maintain entrance features at two roundabouts, at Southwest 136th Street and 67th Avenue and at Southwest 136th Street and Old Cutler Road. The village would pay for them at no cost to the county.
Statewide, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles said a malicious actor used compromised credentials on Sept. 4 to access Florida driver license and motor vehicle data. The department did not say how many records were affected, but it plans to notify potentially affected license and ID holders and offer free credit monitoring and $1 million in identity theft insurance for one year.
Florida’s first-time jobless claims also rose. The U.S. Department of Labor estimated 5,793 initial claims in the state, up from 5,312 in the week ending Oct. 3.
