Smart Plan corridors: South Dade BRT nears completion; FDOT and county advance Northeast, beach and East‑West studies; Flagler demonstration found infeasible

Department of Transportation and Public Works and Florida Department of Transportation staff updated the trust on multiple Smart Plan corridors at the June 25 meeting, reporting near‑term milestones on the South Dade Bus Rapid Transit project, progress on Northeast corridor engineering, ongoing work on the Beach corridor and a new feasibility study for Flagler following a capacity analysis that deemed the prior bus‑lane demonstration infeasible without extensive mitigation.

South Dade BRT (DTPW): DTPW told the trust the 20‑mile South Dade transitway is near completion. Staff said construction is roughly 95% complete, 13 of 14 BRT stations have been accepted from the contractor and 90% of intersections are fully integrated with signal and gate arms. The project includes 14 new stations, two park‑and‑ride sites and 100 battery electric buses procured for the program; DTPW said 42 of the buses will serve BRT service. DTPW reported it has paid approximately $93 million of a $107 million…