Supplemental Draft EIS

The Metropolitan Council and the Federal Transit Administration have prepared a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) for the METRO Blue Line Extension project. This document evaluates the potential social, economic, and environmental benefits and impacts that may occur because of the design, construction, and operation of the Blue Line Extension and outlines potential measures to avoid or reduce those impacts.  

The environmental review process for the METRO Blue Line Extension is required by the National Environmental Policy Act and the Minnesota Environmental Policy Act.  

View a digital version of the SDEIS below. The official public comment period has closed. Stay tuned for future opportunities to comment on the Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement in 2025

SDEIS Publication Documents:

BLE_SDEIS_Signature Page, Abstract, Table of Contents PDF (1,950 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Abbreviations and Glossary PDF (560 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Abstract PDF (151 KB)

 

Chapters

BLE_SDEIS_Executive Summary PDF (3 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 1 Purpose and Need PDF (4.8 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 2 Alternatives PDF (3.4 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 3 Transportation PDF (4.6 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 4 Community and Social Analysis PDF (5.3 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 5 Physical and Environmental Analysis PDF (13.5 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 6 Indirect Impacts and Cumulative Effects PDF (903 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 7 Environmental Justice and Justice40 Initiative PDF (7.3 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 8 Summary of Supplemental Draft Section 4(f) and 6(f) PDF (2.2 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 9 Consultation and Coordination PDF (3.9 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 10 Financial Analysis PDF (453 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Chapter 11 Evaluation of Alternatives PDF (440 KB)
 

Appendices

BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-1 List of Preparers and Recipients PDF (631 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-2 Alternatives Development Process PDF (3.3 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-3 Traffic and Aviation Documents PDF (18.5 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-3 Transportation PDF (24 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-4 Archeological and Architectural History Reports PDF (8.9 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-4 Community and Social Analysis PDF (4.8 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-4 Cultural Resources Documents PDF (42 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-4 Cultural Resources Technical Report PDF (3.2 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-4 Visual Quality Technical Report PDF (14.7 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-5 Biological Environment Documents PDF (1,174 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-5 Biological Environment Technical Report PDF (10.4 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-5 Noise and Vibration Technical Report PDF (6.6 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-5 Physical and Environmental Analysis PDF (7 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-5 Water Resources Technical Report PDF (2.7 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-8 Chapter 8 Summary of Supplemental Draft Section 4(f) and 6(f) PDF (13.9 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-9 Agency Coordination and Engagement Reports PDF (20.1 MB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-CR Preparation Notices Comments and Responses PDF (1,442 KB)
BLE_SDEIS_Appendix A-E Conceptual Engineering Drawings PDF (18.4 MB)