<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2iCpV9_0opBLDeL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2iCpV9_0opBLDeL00" width="1920" height="1080" ><p>VANCOUVER, Wash — <a href="https://www.kgw.com/travel">C-TRAN's</a> rapid bus transit system, <a href="https://www.c-tran.com/thevine-fourth-plain">The Vine</a>, officially launched its expanded route to <a href="https://www.catchthevine.com/">Mill Plain Boulevard</a> on Sunday.</p><p>On day earlier, local leaders and community members celebrated the official expansion in a ribbon cutting ceremony.</p><p>The Vine will serve 37 new stations along a 10-mile corridor between downtown Vancouver and a new transit center near Mill Plain at 184th Avenue. The Vine replaces route 37, which previously served the Mill Plain corridor.</p><p>The project received funding from the Federal Transit Administration which provided over $30 million in federal funding, according to a statement from the agency. Agency leaders expressed the value of the expansion and hinted at future growth opportunities.</p><p>“It’s such an exciting time to see this important milestone become a reality. We’re thrilled for the new opportunities The Vine will bring to Mill Plain and the larger community,” said Shawn M. Donaghy, C-TRAN’s Chief Executive Officer. “This new line builds on the success of the original Vine route, and we’re not done yet.”</p><p>The Vine's first route opened on Fourth Plain in 2017, known as the Green Line, and Mill Plain will be served by the Red Line. A series of other local route changes will also improve connections at the new Mill Plain Transit Center.</p><p>Back in 2021, the agency said Mill Plain is Vancouver’s second-busiest transit corridor and believe that The Vine will greatly improve service. Crews broke ground on the transit line in September 2021. </p><p>That came after the success along Fourth Plain Boulevard, C-TRAN’s busiest transit corridor, which averages nearly 2 million trips a year. </p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EvU_7gryI8U?rel=0" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></body>

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C-TRAN's rapid bus transit system launches expansion to Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Wash — C-TRAN's rapid bus transit system, The Vine, officially launched its expanded route to Mill Plain Boulevard on Sunday. On day earlier, local leaders and community members celebrated the official expansion in a ribbon cutting ceremony. The Vine will serve 37 new stations along a 10-mile corridor...