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Expo Center Bus Rapid Transit Project Austin, Texas Small Starts Project Development Information Prepared August 2020 The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) proposes to implement the Expo Center Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, an approximately 12-mile corridor-based BRT line in Austin, Texas primarily along Trinity Street, San Jacinto Boulevard, and Manor Road with 22 stations. The corridor serves several major employment areas and key activity centers, including downtown Austin, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Seton Medical Center, St. David’s Medical Center, Dell Children’s Medical Center, LBJ High School, and the Travis County Expo Center. Project features will include frequent bi-directional service, near-level boarding stations, improved station amenities, better pedestrian access to stations, transit priority treatments, branded transit vehicles, and enhanced safety and security at stations. CapMetro believes that the project would provide high-capacity transit with frequent, reliable service, and upgraded passenger amenities to riders in the corridor. The project’s current estimated capital cost is $39.7 million. CapMetro adopted a preliminary locally preferred alternative (LPA) in June 2020 and anticipates adopting the LPA into fiscally constrained long-range transportation plan in Fall 2020. CapMetro anticipates completing NEPA with a Categorical Exclusion by Spring 2021 and receiving Small Starts Grant in Fall 2021. Revenue service would begin in Summer 2023.

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Expo Center Bus Rapid Transit Project Austin, Texas

Small Starts Project Development Information Prepared August 2020

The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) proposes to implement the Expo Center Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, an approximately 12-mile corridor-based BRT line in Austin, Texas primarily along Trinity Street, San Jacinto Boulevard, and Manor Road with 22 stations. The corridor serves several major employment areas and key activity centers, including downtown Austin, The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Seton Medical Center, St. David’s Medical Center, Dell Children’s Medical Center, LBJ High School, and the Travis County Expo Center. Project features will include frequent bi-directional service, near-level boarding stations, improved station amenities, better pedestrian access to stations, transit priority treatments, branded transit vehicles, and enhanced safety and security at stations. CapMetro believes that the project would provide high-capacity transit with frequent, reliable service, and upgraded passenger amenities to riders in the corridor. The project’s current estimated capital cost is $39.7 million.

CapMetro adopted a preliminary locally preferred alternative (LPA) in June 2020 and anticipates adopting the LPA into fiscally constrained long-range transportation plan in Fall 2020. CapMetro anticipates completing NEPA with a Categorical Exclusion by Spring 2021 and receiving Small Starts Grant in Fall 2021. Revenue service would begin in Summer 2023.
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Project Location - ExpoCorridor

Source: CapMetro, 2019

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Cameron &183 Center

BFI Center

Colony ParkColony Park

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SpringdaleStation

Downtown

South CentralWaterfront

Plaza Saltillo

Decker Center

MLK Station

MuellerStation

Highland MallStation

CrestviewStation

Loyola/JohnnyMorris

ExpoCenter

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PurpleSage

DelcoCenter

SpringdaleShopping Center

Wheless

Westminster

Berk

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Dr

Philomena

Berkman/Mueller

AirportBlvdLafayette

Chicon St

E 7th St

TexasMemorialStadium

MedicalSchool

CapitolEast

Trinity

Downtown StationRepublicSquare

Uray

Northeast

Simond

Alexander

RobertDedman

TX Austin Expo Center PD Profile_Expo Center BRT Map