City reaches milestone in new rapid-transit project

St. Petersburg takes delivery of its fleet of SunRunner buses, plans to unveil first completed station.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 9:44 a.m. November 29, 2021
Courtesy. St. Petersburg's SunRunner bus rapid transit route is expected to launch in summer 2022.
Courtesy. St. Petersburg's SunRunner bus rapid transit route is expected to launch in summer 2022.
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ST. PETERSBURG — The long-awaited SunRunner bus rapid transit (BRT) system, scheduled to begin in summer 2022 in St. Petersburg, has taken a big step forward with the delivery of a fleet of nine hybrid-electric buses.

 

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