Provo Orem MAX
| Provo Orem MAX | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Bus rapid transit (BRT) |
| System | UTA MAX |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Locale | Provo/southern Orem, Utah |
| Termini |
Orem Intermodal Center Novell in East Bay Business Park |
| Stations | 17 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2019 (anticipated)) |
| Owner | Utah Transit Authority (UTA) |
| Operator(s) | UTA |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 11.0 miles (17.7 km) |
| Operating speed | 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) (maximum posted speed limit) |
| Route number | Not yet announced |
Provo Orem MAX is a planned MAX (bus rapid transit, or "BRT") line in central Utah County, Utah, United States that will be operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and will run between southwest Orem to south central Provo by way of Utah Valley University (UVU) and Brigham Young University (BYU). It is anticipated to be completed and begin service by 2019 and is the second of several BRT lines that UTA is planning in Utah County and the Salt Lake Valley. MAX is described by UTA as "light rail on rubber tires".
Once completed, the Provo Orem MAX line will connect the Orem FrontRunner Station with UVU, the University Mall, BYU, downtown Provo, the Provo FrontRunner Station, the Provo Towne Centre mall, and the East Bay business park (including Novell) and will follow a route primarily along University Parkway (SR 265) and University Avenue (US 189). The line is projected to include 17 stops (stations) and run at 10-15 minute intervals, with 5 minute headways during peak hours.
UTA had anticipated having the Provo Orem MAX operational by the time the Provo and Orem FrontRunner stations opened in the fall of 2012, but by August 2014 construction on the line had yet to commence. The Federal Transit Administration reports that construction began in mid 2016 and service opening in 2019. The initial cost of the Provo Orem MAX is estimated to be nearly $160 million.
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