Work Begins on New Transit Line Linking LasVegas and Henderson
LAS VEGAS -- The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is marking the start of work on a 15-mile transit line connecting downtown Las Vegas and Henderson.
Groundbreaking is Thursday on the ACE Green Line, which is expected to begin service in 2011. Officials say it'll be like the ACE Gold Line, which began service last month and uses buses resembling light rail trains traveling from downtown Las Vegas and government centers to a South Strip Transfer Terminal near the 215 Beltway.
The ACE Green Line will use dedicated curbside transit lanes on a route from downtown Las Vegas to Tropicana Avenue to Horizon Drive. Officials say it's funded in part by federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus funds.
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