Get ready, Miami: A long-awaited transit upgrade is finally here. MetroExpress Bus Rapid Transit is set to transform how South Dade moves with the new South Dade TransitWay, a 20-mile corridor stretching from Florida City to the Dadeland South Metrorail Station. When it officially launches with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 22, it will mark the debut of Miami-Dade’s first true Bus Rapid Transit line.

Now, this isn’t your standard bus ride. This is a bus that’s been designed to act like a train. The MetroExpress BRT will operate in dedicated lanes, giving it signal priority over cars, and offer level boarding at all doors, pre-paid fares and station vestibules with air conditioning and real-time arrival updates. County officials expect the new system to cut up to 40-percent off trav

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