And we have Josh DeFrank here.

He's a project manager for MINC.

He'll just give us a note of you, and you guys can ask any questions you have.

Sure.

Yeah, thanks for having me.

Um, I'll try to make this brief and we'll get through it.

Uh, you know, a lot of construction happening in the city of Rochester.

Link BRT is one of the uh largest infrastructure projects in the history of the city of Rochester.

Um, and so it's uh multi-uh funded through different uh partnerships through the city of Rochester, Destinates Medical Center, um, and the Federal Transit Administration.

Um next slide there.

Um, and so you know, just to remind everybody, you know, what Link BRT is um in August of 2027 uh or later fall in 2027.

Um, you know, what we'll be doing is it's a bus rapid transit um operation that will be operating down 2nd Street Southwest, a 2.8 mile corridor from Cascade Lake down to 6th Street Southeast along 2nd Street.

So with stops, um, there's seven different stops, 12 different uh platforms and stations, so one on either side of the road on 2nd Street, and then bookended by um stations at each one.

So um operationally, it'll operate uh during the week 5 a.m.

to midnight and on the weekends 8 a.m.

to midnight.

And so those buses will be um we're trying to reach each one of those stations in the uh five to 10 minute head times of uh during the peak times, uh 6 a.m.

to 9 a.m.

3 p.m.

to 6 p.m.

Um, and then outside of those peak times, it'll be arriving at the stations every 10 to 15 minutes.

This is a periphery service for all riders, so anyone in the city can use Rochester Public Transportation and get down into the downtown network and then be able to use the BRT for free uh going up and down.

So if you're shopping or going for appointments or living in the area, you can get up and down the corridor.

Um, each one of our buses that we are getting, we're getting 12 60 foot articulated buses.

They are fully electric buses and they hold about 40 to 45 people sitting and another 40 to 45 people standing.

Each one of our stations are about 14 by 80 feet long, and they uh all have an enclosure in them where people will be able to sit and have um keating, um comfort benches, uh, and then we'll have lighting in there, um enhancement at each one of the stations so you'll be able to uniquely identify each one of the stations of where you're at, so you'll have confidence in being able to ride it.

And then we'll also have real-time signage out there so you'll know when the next bus is coming with audio and visual cues that will be able to tell you the bus will be arriving in two minutes.

Um, and so you'll be able to get on this platform and be ready for the next bus.

Otherwise, it's just a short uh 10 to 15 minute wait after that.

We'll go to the next one.

Um, and before we click on this, I just want to show this is uh an orientation video that we've shown to all of our construction workers.

Um it's part of their uh orientation that they have to be familiar with what they're working on, why they're building it, what the city is trying to achieve by creating this project.

Um so we made this orientation video to real drive purpose behind it and so that they can be reminded every day of what they're working on.

Welcome to the Rochester Link Bus Rapid Training Project.

Breaking ground in the heart of Rochester with a vision for the future.

You, your safety, and your interactions with the public and impacted businesses are key components to the success of this project.

Let's start with you.

We are committed to having the state project.

This starts with how each of us shows up to work to ensure this minimum guidelines were established in the project plans.

Should you have any questions regarding these guidelines?

Ask the supervisor before taking alternative actions.

We want you to utilize best practices set out like a link BRT.

After all, your choice is in fact not just yourself, but others around.

This project takes place in one of the busiest corridors of the city.

As a team member on this project, you should expect to be on every moment you are on the site.

The simple act of clients will help soften the disruption of impacted businesses.

And everyone who's here enjoying Rochester.

So we're really excited that our partners and this are not only the FTA, which is helping your funding, but also our local partners can't the mail planning camp destination medical center.

All three partners together have created a project that not only will provide access 2.8 mile corridor.

This is going to be transformational, the independence that it can get for people.

We received that there's about 123.

People are literally all over the world come here.

So our goal is to make sure that this experience is equitable and accessible regardless of all your reason for coming here.

Rochester is known for its history, community spirit, and world-class medical care.

Since the establishment of Mayo Clint in 1864, the city has become a global symbol of hope in times of uncertainty.

We talked a lot about getting to this moment of construction of VRT, a lot of work behind envisioning the project, designing the project, but really a lot of thanks both to those people that are in the building.

And whether they realize it or not, laying that concrete, installing that electrical system.

Every single one of the contractors working on this project is making a difference in the lives of people who live here and the millions of people that will come and experience BRT over decades.

With anticipating growth of the city of Rochester, we know that we're going to be having elevated amounts of traffic and start to alleviate that traffic.

We're building a BRT project to have reliable, efficient and needs of the public to be able to get in knowledge down.