Blue Line extension could be in jeopardy after $336M underbudgeting
Minnesota lawmakers are now calling for Metro Transit to scrap its plans to expand the light rail, more than half a decade into the project.
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Minnesota lawmakers are now calling for Metro Transit to scrap its plans to expand the light rail, more than half a decade into the project.
State lawmakers are now calling for Metro Transit to scrap its plans to expand the light rail, more than a half-decade into the project.
Federal charges were issued Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago this week.
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Community members express concern over Blue Line light rail expansion.
The shooting appeared to be random, police said. The suspect was found on another train and police recovered a weapon.
The project would likely cost more than the controversial Southwest Light Rail project between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie. That project remains still in the works after years of delays and cost overruns.
The Metropolitan Council wants the METRO Blue Line, which runs between Mall of America and Target Field, to extend past Brooklyn Park.
Metro Transit announced they will be canceling all bus and light rail transit starting at 4 p.m. on Thursday. And as of 7:30 p.m. they say that all service is suspended through the weekend.
Altogether Metro Transit Police have identified six teens involved in the attacks.
Blue line train service will be replaced with buses this weekend from Mall of America to the airport as the light rail stations undergo construction.
According to authorities, the driver of the vehicle was arrested for fleeing the scene and two passengers were arrested for outstanding warrants.
A biker was hit and killed by a light rail train on the blue line Tuesday evening, according to Metro Transit officials.
Light rail service has resumed in downtown Minneapolis after crews found the source of a natural gas leak.
Metro Transit officials say the issue, a mechanical problem with a switch, was reported shortly after 11 a.m.
A light-rail train derailed in downtown Minneapolis late Thursday morning, disrupting service for almost nine hours.
There was no immediate word how serious the crash was.
Replacing the old stormwater tunnel now will make the major construction of the Blue Line move a bit faster and will save money.
Metro Transit's Blue and Green lines are going green for Earth Day.
Metro Transit reported that light-rail train service was disrupted Wednesday morning as the result of a power outage. Metro Transit said that the outage was affecting both the Blue Line as well as the Green Line.
Metro Transit is reviewing its light rail safety procedures and equipment, and looking at ways to fully inform the public about the dangers of crossing tracks while the trains are running.
Two pedestrians have been struck by light rail trains in separate incidents Monday morning, according to Metro Transit.
The bicyclist who was struck and killed Friday morning by a light rail train in south Minneapolis has been identified. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office says 29-year-old Jason Michael McCormick, of Minneapolis, died from blunt force trauma after he was hit by the Blue Line train at 46th Street and Hiawatha Avenue at about 7:30 a.m.
For the second day in a row, a light rail train has been involved in a fatal crash. Metro Transit officials say a man was struck by a Blue Line train just before 7 a.m. Friday morning at 46th Street and Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis.
A possible extension of the Metro Transit Light Rail's Blue Line has been estimated to cost $1.4 billion. According to the Metropolitan Council the estimated cost is a result of added scope onto the expansion project.
