MCTS recommends ‘pausing’ new rapid bus line amid county financial woes [Video]

It’s a new rapid transit bus route that Milwaukee County said would connect communities of color to jobs and essential services.But now, officials may be pumping the brakes on the expansion plan.Milwaukee County Transit System already has a rapid transit route, called CONNECT 1, going east to west on Wisconsin Avenue from downtown Milwaukee to Wauwatosa.The county made plans to create another rapid transit route, called CONNECT 2, running north to south on 27th Street from Glendale to Oak Creek. The route is, for now, scheduled to open in 2028.Construction will cost around $150 million, according to the project website, and is promised to bring shorter wait times, and better access to services like grocery stores and clinics.MCTS officials in a press release Friday said they will recommend pausing the anticipated CONNECT 2 line to the County Board of Supervisors.WISN 12 News reported Thursday, county finance officials expect a $19 …