IndyGo announced its plans to continue design and construction of the Purple Line, in a virtual meeting yesterday.The project will cost an estimated $162 million. Construction is expected to start in 2021 and continue into 2023.

IndyGo will host a virtual public meeting and open houses this week for the Purple Line. The 15.2-mile bus rapid transit route will connect Indianapolis and Lawrence.

The United States Department of Transportation has awarded Indiana $177.5 million for two projects one in Lake County and the other in Indianapolis.

IndyGo resumed fare collection on Monday. It also fitted buses with new plastic shields to allow for safer interactions between drivers and riders.

WFYI's Taylor Bennett spoke to IndyGo Director of Public Affairs, Leslie Gordon about the role the public had in the creating the new routes and how legislation currently moving through the Statehouse could impact those plans.

The amendment concerns a provision in a 2014 bill that enabled IndyGo to pursue a referendum. It stipulated the organization raise a 10 percent match of the local income tax, which is nearly $6 million.

IndyGo's plan to switch to an entirely electric fleet of public buses by 2035 is in question due to problems with range.

The Indiana Senate approved an amendment this week that, its author says, would spur IndyGo to comply with state law requiring it to raise private money to help fund its operations.

Indy Go and the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development announce plans for a new bus driver training center on a long abandoned site.

The Municipal Corporations Committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council heard from IndyGo about the planned Purple Line. The line is the second of two more planned rapid transit lines for Indianapolis.