Miami’s port is one of the world’s busiest cruise ship terminals.
The Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) is considering a new non-stop train service that would ease traffic between Miami International Airport and Port Miami, one of the world’s busiest cruise ship terminals that receives over 8.5 million passengers every year.
As Larry Seward explains for CBS News, “The project comes with a significant price tag, estimated to cost $600 million to $800 million for capital expenses and between $9 million and $15 million annually to operate, the TPO research noted.”
The new train would require a 9-mile extension of an existing people mover track or, for a higher-capacity option, a 10-mile track extension and a new bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway.
Read the full story: Miami-Dade transportation officials are considering building a non-stop train from the airport to Port Miami
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