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Comprehensive Plan Transportation Element Legend: 2U - 2-1ane undivided 2D - 2-1ane divided 411 - 4-lane undivided 4D - 4-1ane divided Jurisdictional Administration Like virtually every other area throughout the nation, Indian River County has roadways that are under the jurisdiction of one of several different units of government. In Florida, the applicable jurisdiction was initially established based on how the roadway was functionally classified. Generally, major inter-county roadways, such as I-95 , the Turnpike, SR AIA, US 1 , and SR 60, were designated as state roads . Similarly, major intra-county roads, such as CR 512, CR 510, Indian River Boulevard, and others, are county roads. Finally, those roads which are entirely within a municipality are generally city roads. In 1995 , the state revised Chapter 335 , F . S . to establish specific jurisdictional ownership criteria. As now written, 335 F . S . establishes the roadway jurisdictional responsibility as that which existed on July 1 , 1995 . Further, the revisions to 335 , F. S . provided that the jurisdictional responsibilities of roadways may be transferred from one jurisdiction to another only by mutual consent of both jurisdictions . In Indian River County, the state and county have agreed to transfer the jurisdictional responsibility for 27th Avenue from the state to the county in the near future. For roadways, the agency with jurisdiction is generally responsible for maintaining or improving the facility . Therefore, a pothole in a local road in Vero Beach would be the City of Vero Beach' s responsibility to repair, while congestion on US 1 might require the State Department of Transportation to construct additional lanes for traffic. Under ISTEA nd-- FPS-424-, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and the-21 $FCeritsubscguent Federal Highway bills, funding for roadway improvements, whether widening or re-surfacing, is less dependent on jurisdictional responsibility than on functional classification. With ISTEA, federal Surface Transportation Program funds can be used on any federally classified road, except for local roads and rural collectors, regardless of jurisdictional responsibility. Table 4 .7 . 1 identifies the jurisdictional responsibility of each thoroughfare plan roadway within the county. Figure 4 .2 . 1 graphically depicts the jurisdictional responsibility for each road on the major roadway network. As these indicate, the major inter-county roadways, including AlA, SR60, 1-95 , and US# 1 , are state roads. Similarly, roads such as Indian River Boulevard, CR 512, Roseland Road and others that extend through a municipality into the unincorporated area are generally county roads . I-95, SR 60 west of 1-95 , and the Florida Turnpike are Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) roads . Functional Classification Functional classification is the process by which roads are grouped into different categories . Roads are classified according to the degree of mobility and/or land access provided. Different roadway facilities provide different levels of mobility and accessibility . Roads with a lower functional classification provide access to adjacent land uses, such as residential areas, Community Development Department Indian River County 9