Politics & Government
Southwest LRT Gets $20.5 Million Boost from Hennepin County
The Southwest LRT line would operate from downtown Minneapolis and go through St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie.
The proposed Southwest Light Rail line was given new life Tuesday after Hennepin County officials agreed to contribute an additional $20.5 million to the project.
The county's Regional Railroad Authority is already contributing $165.3 million for the Southwest LRT. The decision to contribute more came after the state legislature did not approve any state money for the project.
The estimated cost of the project is $1.858 billion.
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The line could open as early as 2021.
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Hennepin County is expected to raise property taxes by $3 million next year to help pay for the Southwest LRT and other transit projects.
The Southwest LRT line would operate from downtown Minneapolis and go through St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, passing near Edina.
The line would be part of an integrated system of transitways, including connections to the already existing Blue Line, the Northstar Commuter Rail line, bus routes and proposed future transitways.
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