Brightline Announces RFP for Treasure Coast Station

David C. Lester

MIAMI – Brightline has announced it has launched an RFP, or Request for Proposals for a new station along Florida’s Treasure Coast.

Brightline has announced it has launched an RFP, or Request for Proposals for a new station along Florida’s Treasure Coast. The report shows that these proposals can come from either public or private landowners “that control property along the Brightline/FEC Railway corridor in St. Lucie or Martin Counties and meet the qualifications.”

Brightline CEO Michael Reininger said in the announcement that Brightline is “excited to begin the process of identifying a station location in the Treasure Coast and have seen tremendous support from the local community. . . Expanding Brightline into the Treasure Coast region will make Brightline one of the most accessible forms of transportation in Florida, giving access to nearly half of the state’s residents.”

Brightline will host one-on-one meetings for eligible applicants, and it will start evaluations “with a goal of entering negotiations with the property owners in the first quarter of 2024.” The Request for Proposals can be found below: