Three new light rail stations and fifteen bus routes will reshape how the city moves — connecting the Eastside, Riverdale, and the Harbor District to downtown by 2028.
Mayor Theresa Nakamura today announced Move Bridgewater 2028, a $200 million capital program that will deliver the city's most significant transit expansion in four decades. The plan adds three light rail stations along the proposed Green Line extension and launches fifteen new bus routes serving neighborhoods that have long operated without reliable public transportation.
Funding is secured through a combination of federal infrastructure grants ($118M), state matching funds ($54M), and municipal green bonds ($28M). Construction will begin in the second quarter of 2026, with phased service rollouts beginning in late 2027 and full operations targeted for September 2028.
The expansion will bring rapid transit within a ten-minute walk of 78,000 additional residents and reduce average cross-town commute times by an estimated 22 minutes. More than 3,400 construction jobs and 280 permanent operations positions are projected over the project lifetime.
Every new vehicle in the expanded fleet will be fully electric, contributing to the city's goal of net-zero municipal emissions by 2035.
Phased delivery through 2028, sequenced to minimize disruption to existing commuter corridors.
For too long, a reliable ride to work, to school, or to the doctor has depended on which side of the river you live on. Move Bridgewater ends that. This is a transit system built for every neighborhood — and built to last the century.