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 [...]
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 [...]
Courtesy of Metropolitan Council
The Met Council has created a presentation on what to expect when the light rail construction project along University Avenue begins in earnest later this year. Click here for a PDF version of the presentation (1.5mb [...]
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 [...]
Central Corridor utility relocation work in downtown St. Paul last fall.
The Met Council’s Central Corridor Community Advisory Committee and Business Advisory Council are transitioning to Construction Communication Committees that the Central Corridor Project Office is creating. The outreach staff will be seeking nominations this spring and will hold a joint kickoff meeting this summer to [...]
Utility relocation work at Fourth and Robert streets in downtown St. Paul last summer.
From the Met Council:
Shovels will start digging for the Central Corridor LRT line in August east of the Capitol where work will begin on Robert and 12th streets north of Interstate 94, the Central Corridor Project Office said today. Utility relocations in [...]
Highlights for week of March 15
Fourth Street and all sidewalks and crosswalks will be reopened for one day on Wednesday March 17 to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Road and crosswalk closures change on March 18. – NEW
Fourth between Wall and Sibley remains reduced to one lane westbound; watch for lane shifts.
Fourth between Sibley and [...]
Photo courtesy of the Metropolitan Council
The Met Council will be meeting with local community groups to discuss the Central Corridor LRT project. Click here for an updated schedule of [...]
Highlights for week of March 1 from the Met Council:
Crews will be pulling cables in the area around Fourth Street that will result in periodic lane closures and temporarily hooded parking meters.
Sidewalk on the northeast corner of Wall and Fourth reopens.
South and east crosswalk at Wacouta and Fourth remains closed. Alternate routes are crosswalks [...]
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