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Capacity Building |
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Technical Assistance |
Location |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Project Sponsor / Borrower |
Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Metropolitan Council |
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Mode |
Light Rail Transit |
Description |
The Hiawatha Light Rail began partial service in June 2004 and fully opened in December 2004. It links downtown Minneapolis with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America. The corridor is 12 miles in length, with 17 stations (and two others set to open at the end of 2009), and 24 light rail vehicles. The project utilized two separate design-build contracts: one for light rail vehicles, and one to place rail, signal, and communication equipment along the alignment. Although design-build contracts are used for most of the LRT route, Metropolitan Airport Commission officials opted on a design-bid-build procurement for the two 7,400 foot airport tunnels underneath MSP International. This decision was based on the risk of tunneling below two runways and building two underground stations. |
Cost |
$715.3 million |
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Federal Grants:
State Grants:
Local Grants:
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Project Delivery / Contract Method |
2 Design-Build procurements 1 Design-Bid-Build procurement |
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Airport Tunnel:
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Lenders |
None |
Duration / Status |
Partial opening June 2004; full revenue service December 2004 |
Financial Status |
Paid |
Innovations |
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Contacts |
Mary Bogie |
