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Ground broken on MetroRapid stops along Nebraska Avenue - next year those buses will get traffic light priority listen

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Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, HART, transit, bus rapid transit, MetroRapid, Tampa, Sandra Murman, Fran Davin, Philip Hale

Hillsborough County officials broke ground today on what will soon be the county’s version of bus rapid transit. MetroRapid will run along Nebraska Avenue from the USF area to downtown Tampa quicker than other bus lines. Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman hopes the route will be a boost for ridership when it is completed next year.

“We are taking a very big step with bus rapid transit to really get it moving forward and really send the message that riding the bus is a really ...