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Rapid Lakeville-Bloomington Bus Line to Open June 22
The "bus-rapid transit" line is designed to imitate the reliability of light-rail, with buses running in dedicated lanes.
The new high-speed Cedar Avenue "busway" between Lakeville and Bloomington Cedar Avenue will begin service June 22, the Star Tribune is reporting.
The route will be the Twin Cities' first bus-rapid transit (BRT) line. The busway is designed to imitate the reliability of light-rail, with buses running in dedicated lanes stopping at roadside stations.
The line, originally set to open in November 2012, has been delayed multiple times.
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The busway, dubbed the Red Line, will connect with Hiawatha Avenue light rail, soon to be known as the Blue Line. Central Corridor light rail — the Green Line — also will eventually be connected to the Blue Line.
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Met Council spokeswoman Michelle Fure said the June 22 opening was a joint recommendation from Dakota County, the Met Council and the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority.
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