Officials hear comments on jobs, job access that Blue Line Extension will provide The municipal consent process gives area residents a chance to get more information and comment on the project, and concludes with local government units voting on its design. January 25, 2016
Blue Line Extension Project Headed for Municipal Consent Process Metropolitan Council approves updated plans; project now needs local approval by March 2016. December 9, 2015
Blue Line Extension project reaches major milestone Staff to present updated project scope and cost estimate to Corridor Management Committee. October 29, 2015
Blue Line Extension LRT reaches milestone with scope, cost estimate update The needed adjustments address safety concerns, potential traffic, and floodplain impacts. October 29, 2015
Feds: Met Council can begin designing METRO Blue Line Extension The Metropolitan Council received federal approval to begin designing the METRO Blue Line Extension northwest of Minneapolis, the region’s fourth light rail transit project. August 22, 2014
Council approves light rail for Bottineau Transitway The Metropolitan Council has approved light rail for the 13-mile Bottineau Transitway between Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park, an important step toward building out a regional transitway system. May 8, 2013