Parties reach agreement to advance Southwest LRT The agreements with the Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company will now be considered by the Surface Transportation Board, a federal regulatory agency. July 23, 2018
Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County, TC&W Railroad reach agreement to advance Southwest LRT Agreement helps clear the way to construct Minnesota’s largest public works project. July 16, 2018
Southwest light-rail freight agreements approved by Hennepin County, Met Council Pacts with freight lines allow officials to pursue $929 million federal grant. March 21, 2018
Extending Tracks Issue 19: February 2018 Issue 19 of the Southwest LRT Project newsletter. February 27, 2018
Supplemental Environmental Assessment/Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation available The Metropolitan Council and the FTA have issued a Supplemental Environmental Assessment/Amended Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation for the METRO Green Line Extension Project. February 23, 2018
Met Council: Light Rail-Adjacent Development Up $1.6 Billion Last Year The Metropolitan Council says developers have added $8.4 billion in investment along current and potential metro light rail corridors since the transit-ways were added to the Twin Cities landscape. February 14, 2018
Extending Tracks Issue 18: November 2017 Issue 18 of the Southwest LRT Project newsletter. November 9, 2017
SWLRT construction bids did not meet cost expectations and responsiveness requirements The Council also voted to direct project staff to look at ways to reduce costs and prepare to reissue the invitation for civil construction bids in October. September 21, 2017
Chair recommends rejecting construction bids for SWLRT, reopening bidding process The 4 submitted construction bids did not meet cost expectations and responsiveness requirements. September 11, 2017