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Originally Posted by deja vu
The city wants to begin construction on the infrastructure to support its second, planned BRT route, from GVSU to the Medical Mile. Work on the proposed 13 mile route, referred to as the Laker Line, is being held up at the Federal level. The city has been waiting for a $56.4 million grant that was approved under the Obama Administration. They have tried contacting the current director of the FTA and received no response. The Rapid's first BRT route, the Silver Line, opened in 2013.
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Just one month later, news now that the Federal Transit Administration just approved the almost $57 million grant to help fund the Laker Line. MDOT has also pledged $14 million, so $70+ million is now secured for GR's second BRT route. Construction for the required infrastructure should start this spring and conclude in 2020.
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Feds approve $57 million for new Grand Rapids bus line
Bryce Huffman | Michigan Radio
February 09, 2018
Grand Rapids can go forward with a $70 million transit project -- now that federal funding for it has been approved. The city can begin work on a new, rapid bus line connecting Grand Valley State University's Allendale campus to downtown...
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