Miami-Dade’s planned Northeast Corridor train service has received Federal Transit Administration approval to move to the engineering phase.
The FTA issued a pre-award with a maximum of $389m towards the project (Miami-Dade was requesting $454m), according to a letter issued October 23.
The county will fund an additional $338m, while the State of Florida will provide $200m.
The project originally had a an estimated budget of $538m, of which $264m was to have been federal funding.
The Northeast Corridor is planned to include seven station and run 13.5 miles. The stations are planned at:
- MiamiCentral
- Wynwood – NE 27th Street
- Design District – NE 39th Street
- Little Haiti – NE 61st Street
- North Miami – NE 123rd Street
- FIU/Biscayne – NE 151st Street
- Aventura
Current (2023) ridership was forecast at 10,800 daily trips, rising to 21,400 in 2045.
To see the October 23 FTA approval letter, click here.
To see the FTA project profile and statistics, click here.
To see the October 28 press release from Congresswoman Frederica Wilson with additional details, click here.
