Districts run their own traffic operations, permitting, and design review — same manuals, different personalities. Collect per district: traffic ops contacts, access/driveway permit process (One-Stop Permitting), signal approval chain, TSM&O/ATSPM programs, district design office quirks, typical review comments.
| District | HQ | Counties (verify) |
|---|---|---|
| D1 | Bartow | Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Okeechobee, Polk, Sarasota |
| D2 | Lake City | Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Suwannee, Taylor, Union |
| D3 | Chipley | Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington |
| D4 | Fort Lauderdale | Broward, Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, St. Lucie |
| D5 | DeLand | Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia |
| D6 | Miami | Miami-Dade, Monroe |
| D7 | Tampa | Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas |
| FTE | Ocoee | Turnpike system statewide — own design/ops standards overlays |
Your home district is D7 — build its note first: permit intake, traffic ops org chart, who signs off on signal timing on the SHS, D7 design quirks.
See also: MOC - Agencies · FDOT Design Manual (FDM) · FDOT Traffic Engineering Manual (TEM)