Extending Tracks Issue 12: December 2015 Issue 12 of the project newsletter features a series of new images showing elements of the LRT line as they would look when completed. December 29, 2015
Southwest LRT Construction Contracting Kick-Off Oct. 21, 2015 The Metropolitan Council will host a Construction Contracting Kick-Off event for the Southwest LRT Project Oct. 21, 2015. September 18, 2015
Southwest LRT: Met Council initiates municipal consent process on revised preliminary design plans After making $250 million in scope reductions recommended by communities on the planned Southwest LRT line in early July, the Met Council today approved reinitiating the municipal consent process. July 22, 2015
Council OKs revised Southwest LRT with Southwest Station as westernmost stop Southwest Station will become the Southwest LRT’s westernmost stop, eliminating Mitchell Road Station. Town Center Station will be deferred as part of $250 million in cost reductions. July 8, 2015
SWLRT Advisory Committee recommends ending at SouthWest Station The Corridor Management Committee’s recommendation to the Metropolitan Council preserves a majority of project elements and a projected average weekday ridership of 34,000 in 2040. July 1, 2015
SouthWest or Town Center would be the westernmost LRT station Representatives of project funders, the county and cities along the planned SouthWest LRT line are trying to decide whether to make Town Center or Southwest in Eden Prairie the westernmost station. June 26, 2015
Project partners focus talks on making Town Center in Eden Prairie westernmost SWLRT station Representatives of the communities who will be served by Southwest Light Rail Transit are narrowing the list of cost-cutting options to bring the project back in line with its budget. June 9, 2015
Southwest LRT Supplemental Draft EIS Available for Public Review and Comment (Updated 6-3-2015) The Southwest Light Rail Transit (LRT) (METRO Green Line Extension) Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for review and comment. June 3, 2015
Test results and delays increase total cost of Southwest LRT project to $2 billion Analysis released today by the Metropolitan Council (Council) concludes that test results and project delays have increased the cost of the Southwest LRT Project. April 27, 2015
Extending Tracks Issue 10: March 2015 The tenth issue of the Southwest LRTproject newsletter features information on station design and upcoming public involvement opportunities. March 24, 2015