Hennepin County may be forced to replace tracks though reroute
Hennepin County will spend $1.2 million replacing aging rail tracks in a two-mile stretch of the Kenilworth Corridor even though a new light-rail transit line ultimately may force them to be moved.
View ArticleReport: Preferred Southwest LRT route has least impact
An environmental report on the Southwest Light Rail Transit line appears to confirm what project backers have maintained all along: that their preferred 15-mile route between Minneapolis and Eden...
View ArticleSouthwest LRT plans spark outcry in St. Louis Park (update)
Hennepin County officials working to shepherd the Southwest Light Rail Transit line to fruition faced a barrage of criticism from St. Louis Park residents during a public hearing on the $1.25 billion...
View ArticleSouthwest light rail deal-breaker? Minneapolis opposes freight traffic
Minneapolis leaders say plans for the Southwest Light Rail Transit line will not win their support unless freight rail traffic is moved off the Kenilworth Corridor, a stance that puts the city at odds...
View ArticleKey task for Southwest light rail engineers: Reroute
The engineering firm tapped to work on the east end of the Southwest Light Rail Transit line will be expected to help resolve one of the $1.3 billion project’s most vexing questions: whether freight...
View ArticleRerouting freight rail to make way for Southwest LRT called risky
In late December, TC&W President Mark Wegner wrote Hennepin County reiterating longstanding concerns with plans to move freight rail traffic off of the Kenilworth Corridor, where they have run...
View ArticleMet Council to present options for freight rail reroute
Metropolitan Council officials and engineering consultants were expected to elaborate on the possibilities during a Tuesday night meeting of the St. Louis Park City Council.
View ArticleBusiness leaders still rooting for Southwest LRT
Though the total project cost could jump as much as 34 percent, chambers of commerce officials along the Southwest Light Rail Transit project’s route remain committed to the 15.8-mile line between...
View ArticleRun out of town on a rail?
The Metropolitan Council staff prefers three of the eight available options for handling freight trains affected by the planned $1.25 billion Southwest Light Rail line, but inclusion of at least one is...
View ArticlePrice tag for Southwest LRT keeps rising
Just more than a week after its projected cost soared nearly 33 percent, planners working on the Southwest Light Rail Transit project revealed that projected total costs are even higher than expected.
View ArticleSouthwest LRT money could be at risk
If plans for the 15.8-mile, $1.82 billion Southwest Light Rail Transit project don’t pass muster with a pair of cities along the planned route, it could scare off the project’s key potential funder.
View ArticleMet Council head expects delay on LRT vote (update)
Metropolitan Council chairwoman Susan Haigh said Wednesday that the regional planning agency is unlikely to decide on a route for the Southwest Light Rail Transit project this month as originally planned.
View ArticleAdding and subtracting on the LRT
Planners working on the Southwest Light Rail Transit project unveiled a series of potential cost-cutting changes to the much-scrutinized proposed transit line Wednesday, but not all of them made cities...
View ArticleKey agency tees off on Southwest LRT costs
Several members of the Counties Transit Improvement Board expressed frustration at a public meeting Wednesday with the project’s rising cost and the politics weighing it down.
View ArticleLRT features get another go over
Southwest LRT project planners met with elected officials in hopes of making key decisions regarding the project’s route and scope.
View ArticleFirst Southwest LRT recommendation won’t come until Sept. 11
The first recommendation for the length and scope of the Southwest Light Rail Transit project will come a week later than expected.
View Article3 projects look to move beyond rough patch
It’s not been easy going for three high-profile projects involving some $2 billion in public money in the Twin Cities. Here’s a look at where the projects are and what’s ahead.
View ArticleDeep tunnel dies; final vote pushed back
A board of local officials voted down the most expensive plan for the proposed Southwest Light Rail Transit project Wednesday, opting instead to look at two options with much smaller price tags. It...
View ArticleSouthwest LRT’s freight work plans draw fire
Add this question to the growing scrutiny of the Southwest Light Rail Transit project: Who pays the freight? Or, more specifically, should the LRT project shell out tens of millions of dollars to...
View ArticleSouthwest LRT reroute likely needs railroad support
A pair of railroad companies hold substantial power in shaping plans for the largest addition to the Twin Cities transit system.
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