Possible Blue Line extension route prompts opposition in Robbinsdale startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Plagued by cost overruns, Southwest light rail taps budget reserve
(FOX 9) - Southwest Light Rail, the biggest public works project in Minnesota history, tapped a lifeline Tuesday to keep construction of the over-budget and behind-schedule line moving.
The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to commit the final $200 million contingency fund set aside in 2018. Much of the contingency will be used on change orders related to what a project spokesman called unforeseen conditions in the Kenilworth corridor of south Minneapolis.
Southwest Light Rail project over budget and behind schedule
The Southwest Light Rail is the biggest public works project in Minnesota history. It is over budget and behind schedule. No one is able to say how much.
Bottineau Blue Line light-rail reboot takes shape After original plan fell through, transit planners are expected to decide on a new route by late next year. December 19, 2020 10:04am Text size Copy shortlink:
Now that transit planners have launched a major reboot of the Bottineau Blue Line light-rail project, an important question looms: Just where will it go?
Broadly speaking, the $2 billion public transit line would connect Target Field in Minneapolis with Brooklyn Park. Plans approved more than six years ago, now scuttled, called for the 13-mile line to share much of its route with freight rail trains.
Now there are plans to identify a new route by the end of 2021, and efforts are underway to touch base with the communities Bottineau will serve. But it may be difficult for planners to please everyone along the line.
Committee adopts principles on possible changes to Bottineau light rail alignment hometownsource.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hometownsource.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.