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Wake BRT - Southern

Fast, Safe, and Reliable Transit for Everyone.

Southern Corridor - Most Recent Update:

The Wake BRT: Southern Corridor has completed the 30% design phase, and these designs will be brought to the public in Fall 2025. Work has begun on 60% designs, which focus on stormwater engineering and final station placement.

The Southern Corridor obtained a Medium-High rating from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grant (CIG) program in March 2023. Environmental documentation concluded in April 2025 with a Documented Categorical Exclusion (DCE) designation. Risk & Readiness Review – the next step in the CIG process – is scheduled for Spring 2026.

Southern Corridor - Handout (pdf)
Southern Corridor - Spanish Handout (pdf) 

Bus Rapid Transit is coming to our region! Planning is underway for fast, safe, and reliable bus service along four key corridors in Wake County. This page is about the Southern Corridor, connecting Raleigh and Garner.

There are two major focus areas for BRT planning in Raleigh:

  1.  Design + Construction of the BRT routes, stations, and bus lanes, and;
  2. Station Area Planning which focuses on community planning for the amenities and areas within a short walk of BRT stations. 

You can get project updates, find engagement opportunities, seek resources, and more by clicking the boxes below.

What's Happening in the Southern Corridor

  1. Design and Construction
  2. Station Area Land Use Planning

Contact

 

Planning Project Manager
Melanie Rausch
melanie.rausch@raleighnc.gov 

Contact Melanie with any planning and design questions about Southern BRT.  

Engineering Project Manager
Carl Tyndale
carl.tyndale@raleighnc.gov

Contact Carl with any construction and engineering questions about Southern BRT. 

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