GA: Gwinnett Transit Recommendations Unlikely to Include Rail Service

Gwinnett officials intend to present bus rapid transit — not rail service — as the most feasible option for significantly expanding the county’s public transportation.

Gwinnett Department of Transportation director Alan Chapman revealed Tuesday that BRT will be the high-capacity option that’s recommended in the county’s comprehensive transit development plan, which has been in the works for more than a year.

Even pro-transit officials have suggested that heavy rail — which Chapman said would cost about $250 million per mile in Gwinnett — would be a tough sell, and Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash referenced BRT at least as far back as her 2016 state of the county address.

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