A new streamlined bus corridor connecting north and south Baton Rouge is expected to open late this year after facing construction delays.
BRapid, a rapid-response transit system created through a collaboration between the Capital Area Transit System and traffic mitigation initiative MovEBR, aims to make transportation to the Central Business District faster by providing a straightforward route along Plank and Nicholson roads.
“We talk about ‘how do we take mass transit in the capital city and make it more efficient?’,” Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst said. “Because we don’t have a railway, we don’t have park and rides or anything of that nature, HOV lanes, we have to think outside of the box.”…