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.
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