Brazil opens Rio bus system planned for World Cup

By Associated Press

Published June 2, 2014 1:53am ET

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Brazil opens Rio bus system planned for World Cup — Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, center, puts a hat during the inauguration of the BRT Transcarioca (Rapid Transit Bus) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 1, 2014. The corridor has 39 kilometers long, cutting through 27 neighborhoods and will serve 320 thousand people every day, reducing in 60 per cent the average time of the commute. The corridor will connect the International Airport to the subway, which takes the passengers to the Maracana stadium. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) | Silvia Izquierdo

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil has delivered parts of one of the costliest infrastructure projects built ahead of the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

President Dilma Rousseff rode a bus to mark Sunday’s official opening of a $700 million bus corridor for quickly moving people between the airport and subway stations in the western part of the city. None of Rio’s subway lines go to the international airport.

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