Project Description

• The Orange Line refers to the 2.4-mile elevated Metrorail extension from the existing Earlington Heights Station to the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) next to Miami International Airport (MIA).  This Miami-Dade Transit project includes the new MIA Metrorail Stationa, a multi-level structure featuring landscaping, an entry plaza and other passenger amenities.
• The MIC is a major centralized transportation hub currently being developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Once completed, the MIC will provide  seamless access to all modes of transportation, including Metrobus, Metrorail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, Greyhound, tour buses, taxi cabs and rental cars. An automated people mover will connect the MIC to the airport.The MIA Mover (an automated people mover unveiled in 2011) connects the MIC’s Metrobus and Metrorail to the MIA terminal.
• The Orange Line Service provides residents and visitors with direct Metrorail access to MIA. With this project, Miami-Dade County joins the ranks of major metropolitan areas around the world with rapid transit connections to their airports.

Time Line

Construction began in spring 2009 and the new MIA Metrorail station and the Orange Line service were inaugurated July 28, 2012.

The total cost was $506 million. Funding for the project includes $404.7 million from the People’s Transportation Plan (PTP) half-penny sales tax and $101.3 million from Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

• Timeline status

Alignment

Orange Line service runs west from the existing Earlington Heights Station over NW 27 Ave., parallel to State Road (SR) 112, turning south just west of NW 37 Ave.  The Orange Line crosses over the Miami River, just east of the South Florida Rail Corridor Bridge, continuing south until it terminates at the elevated multilevel MIA Metrorail Station just east of the MIC’s rental car facility.

Photo Gallery