The extension will reach the airport at the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) – a facility designed to link busses, a rental car outlet, Tri-Rail, Amtrak and Metrorail. “The MIC-Earlington Heights Connector will serve as a cornerstone of Miami-Dade's development as a world-class community by providing a rapid transit connection to the airport for the millions of visitors, residents and workers who travel to and from MIA every year,” said MDT Director Harpal Kapoor. Expected to open in 2012, the Metrorail MIC Connector is the County's most significant construction project since the opening of the original Metrorail system.

The bulk of the funding for the $526 million project will come from the PTP half-penny tax, with the Florida Department of Transportation contributing $100 million.

The Miami Intermodal Center, a Florida Department of Transportation project, will serve as the county's central transportation hub, linking all modes of ground transportation, including Metrorail, bus, Tri-Rail, Amtrak and a centralized rental car facility. Passengers will connect to the airport via a people mover linking the MIC to MIA.

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