History
In 1988, the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) identified the Southwest transitway from Hopkins to downtown Minneapolis as a future LRT corridor.
In 2002 and 2003, the HCRRA conducted the Southwest Rail Transit Study to evaluate twelve possible light rail routes in the southwest transitway. Of the twelve routes, eight were eliminated and four were selected for further analysis: routes 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A.
On March 4, 2009, the FTA Approved a $2 million study of the project, with an anticipated opening date in 2015. On May 26, 2010, the Metropolitan Council voted to approve the locally-preferred alternative advanced by Hennepin County. The project will now transition to Metropolitan Council control, and is currently anticipated to begin service in 2018.
Read more about this topic: Southwest Corridor (Minnesota)
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