Long-awaited St. Pete bus rapid transit route sets opening date

Originally scheduled to launch this summer, the SunRunner, linking the city’s downtown to Pinellas County beach communities, will get rolling Oct. 21.

St. Petersburg's SunRunner bus rapid transit line will begin service Oct. 21. (Courtesy photo)
St. Petersburg's SunRunner bus rapid transit line will begin service Oct. 21. (Courtesy photo)
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Despite signs proclaiming it would begin service in summer 2022, the $44 million SunRunner bus rapid transit route, linking downtown St. Petersburg to Pinellas County beaches, will welcome riders beginning Oct. 21, according to a news release from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority.

 

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