Politics & Government
Alexandria Schedules Route 1 Transitway Meeting
Projects officials to discuss Route 1 BRT on Wednesday night at Cora Kelly Recreation Center.
The City of Alexandria will hold a public meeting to discuss the implementation of a Bus Rapid Transitway along Route 1 at 7 p.m. Wednesday at .
The BRT will consist of exclusive bus transit lanes in the median of Route 1 between Potomac Avenue and E. Glebe Road. The transitway is being done in partnership with Arlington County, with the line eventually ending at Pentagon City.
The northbound lanes of Route 1 are currently being expanded. To create the BRT, the existing northbound lanes will be repurposed.
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Within the Alexandria segment, the transitway will have seven stops—three on the northbound side and four on the southbound side.
The MetroBus 9S route will utilize the transitway, as will a new 9X route. Headways will be 12 minutes during peak hours, 15 minutes on off-peak hours and 20 minutes on weekends.
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Construction of the BRT is anticipated for this summer. Service would open in late 2013.
The Alexandria Planning Commission will hold a public hearing about the BRT on May 1.
According to project officials, the BRT could potentially be converted to streetcar as early as 2018.
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