Metro broke ground Wednesday on a 12.4-mile bus rapid transit project along Vermont Avenue, promising faster service on Los Angeles County’s busiest bus route and improved connections to schools, hospitals and major transit lines.
The Vermont Transit Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project is projected to serve 66,200 daily riders, with dedicated bus lanes and other improvements expected to reduce end-to-end travel times by as much as 24%, according to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The project will include 26 enhanced stations, dedicated bus lanes, traffic signal priority, off-board fare payment and boarding through all bus doors to reduce delays…