Wake BRT: Southern Corridor Extension - Garner to Clayton

Locally Preferred Alternative for the Wake Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Southern Corridor Extenstion - Garner to Clayton

In 2023, a Wake BRT Extensions Major Investment Study (MIS) evaluated extending the Southern BRT corridor from Garner to Clayton, and recommended a corridor that followed US 70 from Garner Station to Powhatan Road in Clayton.  The MIS recommended a follow-up Concept of Operations Study to further evaluate the corridor, recommend a Locally Preferred Alternative for the corridor, and propose operating and capital plans to implement service on the corridor.  This Southern Corridor Extension was included in the 2030 Wake Transit Plan and in the 2035 Wake Transit Plan. 

The Southern Corridor Extension will extend the reach of the Southern Corridor, allowing travel from Downtown Raleigh to Clayton through Garner.  The project will include transit signal priority (TSP) at all signalized intersections, transit queue jumps at some intersections, and dedicated BRT stations. The BRT stations are anticipated to include branding, fare payment options, level vehicle boarding, real‐time bus arrival information, ADA accessibility and safe pedestrian infrastructure between stations and surrounding infrastructure.  The Southern Corridor Extension will operate at half of the frequency of the Southern Corridor BRT, with 20-30 minute headways, and will run seven days a week.  The Southern Corridor Extension will operate on separate GoRaleigh buses, with a timed transfer from the Southern BRT to the Southern BRT Extension at Garner Station.    

The Southern Extension Corridor MIS evaluated several alternative alignments before recommending the proposed Locally Preferred Alternative below.  The MIS documentation can be found on the Wake BRT: Western and Southern Rapid Bus Extensions Study webpage.  

Wake Transit partners reached concurrence on the proposed LPA through the Wake Transit Concurrence Process.  A map of the proposed LPA is below.  

CAMPO Public Comment Period: August 17, 2026 to September 15, 2026

Submit feedback on the proposed LPA through the comment form.  

CAMPO Exectuive Board Public Hearing: September 16, 2026

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