Raleigh City Council awards bid for Package 1 of New Bern Avenue BRT project

The project is approximately 5.4 miles with 3.3 miles of dedicated bus lanes and 19 bus platforms at 10 stations along New Bern Avenue, Morgan Street, Edenton Street, Blount Street and Wilmington Street.

July 7, 2025

A rendering of the BRT project showing a bus in a dedicated bus lane approaching a station.

Raleigh City Council has awarded the bid for Package 1 of its New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project to Rifenburg North Carolina, LLC. The estimated cost for Package 1 is $28.7 million. The city of Raleigh, N.C., says it received four bids for the package.

Package one includes paving sidewalk and utility work along New Bern Avenue and Wilmington, Blount and Edenton streets between downtown and Poole Road. The project is approximately 5.4 miles with 3.3 miles of dedicated bus lanes and 19 bus platforms at 10 stations along New Bern Avenue, Morgan Street, Edenton Street, Blount Street and Wilmington Street. The project will add a sidewalk and a multi-use path along New Bern Avenue from the downtown core to Sunnybrook Road.

The city says the remainder of the project will be advertised for construction bids later this year. The city will host a pre-construction meeting at the end of summer 2025 prior to any construction activities. Start of construction is anticipated in fall 2025.