Construction on the South Dade Transitway, which carries electric bus rapid transit riders in southern Miami-Dade County, will not finish for about another year, Miami Today reported after the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) received a project briefing.

Is the South Dade Transitway finished?

No, the South Dade Transitway is not finished: Miami Today reports that construction on the corridor will continue for about another year, even though electric bus rapid transit (BRT) service began running on it more than a year ago. The Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust, the county's transit-tax oversight board, was told of the timeline at a recent meeting.

  • Miami Today reported the briefing in its November 4, 2026 edition.
  • Electric BRT service is already carrying passengers along the corridor.
  • Miami Today puts the remaining construction at roughly one year.

What did the Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust learn?

The Citizens' Independent Transportation Trust learned, according to Miami Today, that the Transitway project remains incomplete well after buses began using it. The trust oversees spending of the half-penny transportation surtax in Miami-Dade County, which makes construction status a matter of public accountability.

  • Miami Today reported that the CITT received the update before November 4, 2026.
  • The briefing indicated work is not expected to conclude for about a year, per Miami Today.
  • Miami Today did not provide a revised cost figure in the material available to MiamiBeacon.

What does this mean for South Dade riders?

South Dade riders can keep using the electric BRT service, since Miami Today reports buses are already running on the Transitway while construction continues. The practical effect is a corridor that operates as a working transit line and an active work zone at once, with remaining work expected to take about another year, according to Miami Today.

Miami-Dade County opened the Transitway to electric BRT service in the fall of 2025. Miami Today's reporting indicates that the gap between opening day and finishing day is roughly a full year, a long stretch for a corridor that riders already treat as finished infrastructure.

MiamiBeacon has not independently confirmed which components remain outstanding or whether any schedule or budget changes accompany the new timeline. Those details will matter for riders in the corridor's communities, who have relied on the line since service began.

The original reporting for this story comes from Miami Today.