Project Milestones
The project schedule, milestones, key activities, and civic engagement are listed below. The service began operating in early 2020, and construction on all project elements is now complete.
| Milestone | Activities | |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2016 – Spring 2017 | Conceptual Engineering | Locate stations, identify desired passenger amenities, propose street design concepts, develop project branding |
| October 2016 | Stakeholder Meeting | |
| December 2016 | Public Meeting | |
| February 2017 | Stakeholder Meeting | |
| May 2017 | Public Meeting | |
| Summer 2017 | Preliminary Engineering Begins | Advance the design of stations, street cross-sections, amenities and a terminal in the RI Hospital area. Work with local stakeholder to further develop the design concepts. |
| June 2017 | Open House for Businesses/Property Owners | |
| Fall 2017 | Final Engineering | Complete engineering for all design elements and create construction specifications. |
| October 2017 | Stakeholder Meeting | |
| February 2018 | Stakeholder Meeting | |
| March 2018 | Public Meeting | |
| Winter 2018 | Property Owner/Business Outreach | |
| Mid 2018 | Construction Begins | Construct stations and street improvements. Note: the Providence Station Transit Center will be constructed as part of a separate RIDOT project. |
| September 2018 | Stakeholder Meeting | |
| 2018-2020 | Construction | |
| 2021 | DTC Ribbon-Cutting Event – June 21, 2021 | Driver comfort station to be completed |
