Bus rapid transit system is top priority for local officials

“Allegheny County’s top transportation priority in the new decade is completion within the next four years of a $225 million express bus system linking Pittsburgh’s Downtown with Oakland and points east, officials say.

Construction of the Port Authority’s Bus Rapid Transit system is scheduled to begin in 2021. Officials had hoped to start work this year but are waiting to see if the federal government approves the Port Authority’s application for a $99.5 million transportation grant. . . .”

FULL STORY originally published January 4, 2020 on Trib Live.