MetroRapid is Coming to Tampa

HART MetroRapid will help improve travel along selected service corridors with enhancements that increase the speed of transit, improve service reliability and make it easier for people to use transit.

MetroRapid features include bus preferential treatments (traffic signal priority, off-vehicle ticket vending machines), enhanced passenger stations, and special low-floor buses.

Rendering of HART MetroRapid bus

HART MetroRapid system will feature fewer stops, high frequency and advanced technology to help travelers get to their destinations quickly and conveniently.

How will it work?

• Limited stops, higher frequency, and advanced technology will speed travel time
• Sleek new vehicles offer a comfortable ride for passengers and drivers
• New, modern station stops
• Signal prioritization – holding green lights, shortening red lights to give buses priority travel
• Ticket Vending Machines at some stations to speed boarding

• Real-time displays will allow travelers to know exactly when the next bus will be arriving at their station stop

Click the maps below to find out how the project affects your community by City Council, County Commission districts and zipcode.

North-South MetroRapid:

The North-South MetroRapid will run north on Nebraska Avenue from downtown Tampa then east along Fletcher Avenue to the vicinity of Telecom Park (west of I-75). A new park and ride facility is planned in the Fletcher Avenue/I-75 area. This project is currently under Final Design and an open house was held April 2011 to present residents with details of the project. Construction is planned for mid-2012 and MetroRapid North-South is scheduled to be operation in early 2013.

North-South MetroRapid Station Concept

Summary of Interagency Work Group Meeting for North-South MetroRapid

MetroRapid Fact Sheet and Map

Final Bid Set for MetroRapid North-South (new) - Four parts