The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada will launch two new bus rapid transit routes in September 2011 that will connect downtown Las Vegas to the southeastern valley & Henderson, Nevada.

The Boulder Highway Express and the Henderson & Downtown Express rapid transit services will have the look and feel of a light rail system, but have the flexibility of running on regular streets, including in dedicated curbside lanes from Downtown Las Vegas to Tropicana Avenue and in mixed-flow traffic from Sunset & Stephanie and Horizon Drive. These new bus rapid transit routes will provide faster service with fewer stops.

Both bus rapid transit services will feature some transit stations that will provide a comfortable and attractive place for riders to wait, with amenities such as architecturally pleasing shade structures, generous lighting, level platform boarding, ticket vending machines and ample seating.

The Boulder Highway Express and the Henderson & Downtown Express services are being built, thanks in part, to federal stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Boulder Highway Express

This service will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

• From 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., this route will operate along Boulder Highway between Downtown Las Vegas and the Sunset & Stephanie area and from Downtown Las Vegas to College & Horizon during overnight hours approximately 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. The Henderson & Downtown Express
• A limited stop route that will provide faster service and fewer stops when traveling Boulder Highway between Downtown Las Vegas and Henderson.
• It will operate seven days a week from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will stop at the Government Center in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada State College (NSC) and College of Southern Nevada (CSN), Henderson. (The service to Government Center, NSC and CSN will only be Monday through Friday).