Cleckley detailed that the project is to have 14 center platforms for the electric bus fleet, enhancements for about 30 bus stops and intersections, and transit signal priority across the corridor that will give preference to the electric vehicles servicing the south corridor. ![]() The $368 million corridor extends from the Dadeland South Metrorail Station to the Southwest 344th Street Park-and-Ride/Transit Terminal and provides a connection between the Miami Central Business District and the Village of Pinecrest, the Village of Palmetto Bay, Town of Cutler Bay, City of Homestead and Florida City. “ substantial completion we’re looking at 2023, meaning that the critical items from a construction standpoint will be complete so we can enter into revenue service by that timeframe, and our final completion date where all the punch list items from our contractor should be completed by April of 2023.” In February 2021 the transportation department told contractor OHL USA to proceed on 800 days of work, and they are at about 379 days. 24 Citizens’ Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) meeting. The corridor’s design-build project means staff works on the design while the contract team in the field does construction, said Eulois Cleckley, director of the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) at the Feb. ![]() The design phase of the 20-mile South Corridor is 90% done and the construction phase 25%. The promise to improve Miami-Dade transit through six corridors of the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan, which the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization Governing Board adopted in 2016, rolls on as state and local officials negotiate contracts, seek more funds, and design and construct phases of the six projects.
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