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Provo Orem MAX is a planned MAX (bus rapid transit ()) line in central Utah County, Utah, United States that will be operated by the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and will run between southwest Orem to south central Provo by way of Utah Valley University (UVU) and Brigham Young University (BYU). It is anticipated to be completed and begin service by 2016 and is the second of several BRT lines that UTA is planning in Utah County and the Salt Lake Valley. MAX is described by UTA as "light rail on rubber tires". ==Description== Once completed the Provo Orem MAX line will connect the Orem ''FrontRunner'' Station with UVU, the University Mall, BYU, downtown Provo, the Provo ''FrontRunner'' Station, the Provo Towne Centre mall, and the East Bay business park (including Novell) and will follow a route primarily along University Parkway (SR 265) and University Avenue (US 189). The line is projected to include 17 stops (stations) and run at 10-15 minute intervals, with 5 minute headways during peak hours. UTA had anticipated having the Provo Orem MAX operational by the time the Provo and Orem ''FrontRunner'' stations opened in the fall of 2012, but by August 2014 construction on the line had yet to commence. The Federal Transit Administration reports that construction should begin in late 2014 and service opening in 2016. The initial cost of the Provo Orem MAX is estimated to be nearly $160 million. The Provo Orem MAX will connect with the ''FrontRunner'' at both the Provo and Orem intermodal centers (stations). The ''FrontRunner'' is a commuter rail) service by UTA that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Provo, through Salt Lake County (including Salt Lake City), Davis County, and Weber County, (including Ogden) to Pleasant View (on the northern edge of Weber County). The ''FrontRunner'' also connects with UTA's TRAX light rail system in the Salt Lake Valley as well as Amtrak's (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) ''California Zephyr'' (which runs daily between Chicago, Illinois and the San Francisco Bay Area) and Greyhound inter-city buses. All of UTA's TRAX and ''FrontRunner'' trains and stations, streetcars and streetcar stops, and all fixed route buses are compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and are therefore accessible to those with disabilities. However, ADA boarding on MAX's unique buses is at the center door, rather than the front (as is the case with regular bus service). In accordance with the Utah Clean Air Act and UTA ordinance, "smoking is prohibited on UTA vehicles as well as UTA bus stops (MAX stations ), TRAX stations, and ''FrontRunner'' stations". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Provo Orem MAX」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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