FDOT Response to Tropical Storm Ian

FDOT Relaxes Restrictions on Transportation

Executive Order 22-218 and Executive Order 22-219 authorized the Department of Transportation to relieve the size and weight restrictions for divisible loads on any vehicles transporting emergency equipment, services, supplies, and agricultural food commodities and citrus in excess of the normal restrictions on weight, height, length, and width for such vehicles. Pursuant to this authority, the Florida Department of Transportation issued an Emergency Road Use Permit letter to permit the movement of divisible loads on any vehicles transporting emergency equipment, services, supplies, and agricultural food commodities and citrus in excess of the normal restrictions on weight, height, length and width. Guidance for Law Enforcement: The following agricultural food commodities and citrus have been identified by the Commissioner of Agriculture and approved by the Secretary of Transportation as covered by the Emergency Road Use Permit letter: 

• Cattle, • Citrus, • Eggs and Egg products, • Milk and Milk Products, • Nursery Products.

If you plan on transporting these commodities and taking advantage of this emergency order, have this link or print and have it with you during transportation.

AgrAbility Case Coordinator Position

POSITION TITLE: AgrAbility Case Coordinator and Project Assistant

CLASSIFICATION: Full Time

DESCRIPTION: The Florida AgrAbility Program (FAP) is a collaborative project between the University of Florida (UF) and the Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida (CILNCF). The AgrAbility Case Coordinator (ACC) works within the FAP and will support farmers and agricultural workers with disabilities who are engaged in farming and the agricultural fields. The ACC will conduct home and worksite assessments and identify ways people with disabilities can continue farming safely and successfully by: providing Assistive Technologies (AT); modifying equipment and work sites; restructuring farm tasks; and identifying resources and services that can aid their independence. The ACC will provide outreach and networking activities throughout the state of Florida’s farming and agricultural community to raise awareness about the FAP and to identify people eligible to receive support from the FAP. The ACC will also provide service coordination between state and local government organizations, agricultural businesses, UF Extension, community-based organizations, and health care providers.

For more information please email Serap Gorucu serapgorucu@ufl.edu