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Met Council, UM reach agreement on Central Corridor

Excavation work at the University of Minnesota in advance of the start of LRT construction next year on campus. Photo courtesy of Met Council

Representatives of the Metropolitan Council and the University of Minnesota have reached agreement on a plan to protect university research facilities from vibration and electromagnetic interference caused by the Central Corridor light [...]

Central Corridor American Indian Business And Employment Workshop

Learn about the minority-owned, women-owned small business inclusion program and about what type of skills workers will need to help build the light rail line between St. Paul and Minneaolis at an event sponsored by the Met Council and the Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce.

When: 5 p.m – 7 p.m., Wednesday, July 7.
Where: Minnesota Chippewa [...]

Utility Relocation to begin east of Capitol after July Fourth

This is example of electrical manhole construction, which will be built in University Avenue east of Robert Street and on 12th Street between Cedar and Robert streets starting on or after July 8. Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Council.

Shortly after July Fourth, utility relocation will begin east of the state Capitol on Robert and 12th [...]

Transit: Good for Your Health

Rendering of Central Corridor LRT in front of Union Depot

Public transit systems — specifically light rail transit — contribute to weight loss and improved health, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and reported by ScienceDaily on June 28. From the magazine:

Increasing the availability of public transit systems is one among [...]

Discover Central Corridor Launches Social Media Campaign

As part of a broader effort to market, promote and encourage support for businesses affected by the construction of the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit line, the Central Corridor Partnership has launched a social media campaign. Click here to “like” Discover Central Corridor on Facebook or follow @DiscoverCCLRT on Twitter for news and discussions. Contact Zach [...]

Quarterly Construction Update Meetings

Construction at 4th and Robert in downtown St. Paul in October.

Central Corridor LRT Quarterly Construction Update Meetings

4th & Cedar Street, downtown St. Paul, updates

Wednesday, June 23rd: 3 to 4 PM at First National Bank, Training Room, 332 Minnesota Street (5th/Minnesota entrance).
Wednesday, June 23rd: 6 to 7 PM at US Bank Center, 101 East 5th Street, [...]

Maintaining Access

Photo courtesy of Metropolitan Council

This scene in downtown St. Paul photographed by the Met Council this month looking west on Fourth Street at Jackson Street is an example of how construction projects maintain access to businesses. In this photo, two-thirds of the street is under construction and one-third is left open for vehicles. After contractor [...]

Central Corridor Progress Report

Construction bids for the eastern portion of the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit project — the work at the St. Paul end of the line — will be opened May 18, and the Met Council is to award the contract June 23. As previously announced, construction will begin in August east of the Capitol [...]

Small Business/DBE Meet & Greet March 18

Rendering of Central Corridor LRT in front of Union Depot

DBE/Small business owners  are invited to meet with the six prime contractors that were pre-qualified to bid on the Central Corridor Light Rail / Civil East construction project between Union Depot in St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis.

The Meet & Greet will be held [...]