Metropolitan Council Proposes Steps To Limit Disruption from Blue Line Construction
MINNEAPOLIS – Metropolitan Council says it is working to minimize impacts to property during construction of the Blue Line Extension project.
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FTA Signs off on Metro Council’s Blue Line Extension Environmental Review
MINNEAPOLIS – The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has signed the Amended Record of Decision for Metropolitan Council’s Blue Line Extension’s Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (SFEIS).
Met Council to Release Anti-Displacement Plan for Blue Line Extension
MINNEAPOLIS – The Metropolitan Council announces it is collaborating to develop a draft Anti-Displacement Coordinated Action Plan.
Early Ridership and Cost Data Indicate Blue Line Extension ‘Competitive’ for Federal Funding
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. – Metropolitan Council has released early cost and ridership data based on 2019 and 2022 ridership survey data that indicates the Blue Line Extension is ‘competitive’ for federal funding.
Met Council Reaches Agreement with Hennepin County to fund Green Line Extension
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County have reached an agreement in how it will close the funding gap for the Green Line Extension Light Rail Transit Line.
Southwest Light Rail project accused of causing more structural damage to nearby property
Met Council and the builders behind the Southwest Light Rail project are being taken to court by a businessman who claims nearby construction caused damaged to a warehouse that he owns.
METRO Blue Line Extension route recommendation gets the green light
The METRO Blue Line Extension officially has a new route after the Hennepin County Board and Metropolitan Council voted to adopt the revised route modification on June 22.
Metro Blue Line Extension route recommendation is advanced
The Metro (Minneapolis/St. Paul) Blue Line Extension route recommendation passed an important milestone when the Corridor Management Committee voted to advance the recommended route.
Purchasing buggy whips? Minn. state senate kills passenger rail line
The Northern Lights passenger rail system has been extinguished permanently in the state of Minnesota.
Watch: Twin Cities’ Met Council advances METRO Green Line Extension
The Twin Cities’ Metropolitan Council is moving forward with the Green Line Extension.
Park board, fed up by rail tunnel construction delays, denies Met Council’s request for permit extension
The Minneapolis Park Board is fed up with delays dealing with Southwest light-rail construction, so it added to the problem.
Metro Blue Line Extension project releases Draft Route Modification Report for public comment
The Metro Blue Line Extension project announced the release of the Draft Route Modification Report.
Debate heating over future of Northstar commuter rail
Discussion about maintaining commuter rail operations may grow as pandemic continues.
Public gets a close-up view of the real trouble behind the Southwest light-rail line project
The Metropolitan Council has heard all the complaints from the public about the new Southwest light-rail line.
Bells & Whistles—Sound Transit spends more to help get out of debt
Holding infrastructure bill hostage in the House sends ‘a terrible message’ Sound Transit reacts to financial gap by making it a little wider As change orders continue, Met Council has no more
As change orders continue, Met Council has no more money available for Southwest project
More details are emerging of the change orders on the Southwest LRT project in Minnesota.
Choosing words carefully: First tracks installed on Southwest Green Line extension project in Minn.
Change orders are two words that can be used to describe progress on the Metropolitan Council’s Southwest Green Line extension project this summer in Minnesota.
How much more? Cost of crash wall on Southwest line in Minnesota spikes 356%
The Metropolitan Council knows who is going to pay for this wall, but the new price is staggering.
With BNSF out of the picture, Minneapolis officials come up with new answers for Blue Line extension
After failing to come to terms with BNSF, Minneapolis officials are breaking off on their own for alternative route options for the Bottineau Blue Line light-rail project.
‘Unforeseen conditions’ pushes back the opening of Southwest Light Rail line
Minnesota’s Southwest Light Rail line has suffered a setback that will delay its opening. Poor soil conditions where tunnel construction is needed will call for a stabilizing wall which was not included