South Florida counties are asked to pay millions to keep Tri-Rail running

Three South Florida counties must pay millions of dollars to keep Tri-Rail, the 73-mile commuter rail system, up and running, the executive director of Tri-Rail told leaders Friday.

The need to make up what is projected to eventually be a $90 million annual deficit comes as federal stimulus money dries up and state funding ends, the director said.

The immediate ask from Tri-Rail is $10 million per county to make up a $30 million annual deficit, said David Dech, the executive director for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority / Tri-Rail, while he still assured leaders there was “not an existential crisis today.”

Read the full story at the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

This story was originally published March 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM.