Transit and roads · road
South Dade TransitWay
dedicated bus corridor and bus rapid transit line · South Dade (corridor wide)
- Built or opened
- 1997
- Community
- South Dade, corridor wide · corridor wide
- Status as of 11 September 2026
- operating
- Historical state
- post Andrew
- Connections
- 23 edges, 20 distinct neighbours · betweenness 0.074 (rank 4 of 371) · moves and capital only 0.001 (rank 5)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [R1], [R2], [R15], [R16], [R5] (register)
The South Miami-Dade Busway opens on 3 February 1997 on 8.2 miles of former Florida East Coast Railway right of way beside US 1 from Dadeland South to Cutler Ridge Mall. It reaches SW 264th Street on 24 April 2005 and SW 344th Street in Florida City on 16 December 2007, about 20 miles in all. Between 2021 and 2025 the corridor is rebuilt with 14 new bus rapid transit stations, crossing gates and signal priority, and Metro Express BRT service begins on 27 October 2025.
Detail: 20 miles, Dadeland South to SW 344 St; design build contract $368.2 million
Connections
Moves, founders, developers
- developed byMiami-Dade Transit (DTPW)county builds the busway in 1997 and the BRT stations opened 20251997 to 2025
- developed bySouth Corridor Rapid Transit ProjectDesign build contract of $368.2 million rebuilds the corridor with 14 BRT stations2021 to 2025
Lineage
- spawnedSouth Dade TrailAn 8 foot bike path is built along the west side of the busway and extended with it1997 to 2007
- grew out ofSouth Miami-Dade BuswayThe South Miami-Dade Busway is rebranded the South Dade TransitWay and rebuilt as BRT1997 to 2025
Plans, funding, partners
- planned byMiami-Dade Transit (DTPW)$368 million design build with 14 stations, DTPW SMART Plan2024 to present
- planned bySMART PlanSouth Dade TransitWay is one of the six SMART Plan corridors adopted 21 April 20162016
- planned byMiami-Dade Rapid Transit ZoneZone expanded to cover the South Dade Transitway corridor2022 to present
- funded byPeople's Transportation Plan half penny surtaxSurtax is the local share for the corridor; the 2002 plan promised rapid transit on the busway corridor2002 to present
Anchors, connections, hosting
- anchored byMiami-Dade Transit (DTPW)Miami-Dade Transit and DTPW operate the corridor and Metro Express1997 to present
- served byUS 1 South Dixie HighwayTransitWay runs about 100 feet west of US 1 for 20 miles1997 to present
- served byDadeland South StationNorthern terminus of the busway and Metro Express1997 to present
- served bySW 344 St Park and Ride Transit TerminalSouthern terminus of the corridor since 16 December 20072007 to present
- served byHomestead TrolleyEast west route serves the US 1 corridor, Community Newspapers2010 to present
- connectsHomestead StationGarage serves the park and ride and transit hub2019 to present
- connectsQuail Roost StationStation at SW 186th Street2024 to present
- served byGO Connect Cutler BayRides booked to South Dade Transitway stations2020 to present
- served byQuail Roost Stationcovered walkway to the Quail Roost BRT station2024 to present
- connectsGertrude PointeSite one block from the Transitway2023 to present
- served byBelle Apartmentsfiling seeks a 37 percent parking cut for transit proximity2024
- served bySW 104 St / Killian DrBRT station in Pinecrest, north of the frame2025 to present
- served by14490 SW 264th Street workforce apartmentsfiling cites the transit line 500 feet away2025
- served byAmbar Stationtransit oriented project on the corridor2025
- hosted atMetro Express (Routes 601 and 602)Metro Express routes 601 and 602 run on the TransitWay from 27 October 20252025 to present