The Vermont BRT line will feature 12.4 miles of dedicated bus lanes along the Vermont corridor.
Kicking off its second project in one week, on Oct. 21 LA Metro officials broke ground a bus rapid transit line along “one of the region's busiest north-south corridors,” LA Urbanize reports. The Vermont BRT line will feature 12.4 miles of dedicated bus lanes, with 26 stops along the corridor and connections to several Metro rail systems.
“Vermont is the busiest corridor for bus riders in Metro's system, accounting for roughly 36,000 transit trips on a daily basis. Dedicated lanes are expected to grow that total to 66,000 daily passengers, more than 12,000 of whom would be new daily riders to Metro's system. Additionally, the project would cut bus travel times from 70 minutes to 53 minutes,” Steven Sharp writes for LA Urbanize.
The line secured local funding in 2016, and recently gained another $150 million in federal funding. Officials expect to finish the line before the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
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