| Name |
Hiawatha Light Rail
Transit |
| Location |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Mode |
Light Rail |
| Description |
Hiawatha Light Rail links downtown Minneapolis with
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall
of America. Project scope includes 12.0 miles, 17 stations
including subway station at MSP International and up to
26 light rail vehicles. |
| Sponsor |
Metropolitan Council
and Minnesota Department of
Transportation |
| Cost |
$675.4 million |
| Type
of Finance |
Federal and Local
grants |
| Revenue
Sources |
$334.3 million FTA
Section 5309 New Starts
$43.0 million Federal Surface
Transportation Program
$6.8 million Federal Congestion
Mitigation Air Quality
$100.0 million State of Minnesota
$20.2 million State of Minnesota
In-Kind
$70.0 million Hennepin County
$14.1 million Hennepin County
In-Kind
$87.0 million Metropolitan Airports
Commission |
| Project
Delivery / Contract
Method |
Design
Build |
| Private
Investor Partner |
None |
| Project
Advisors |
None |
| Lenders |
None |
| Status |
First phase revenue service to begin April 3, 2004
Full service to begin
late 2004. |
| Innovations |
Cobbling together multiple federal
funding sources with multiple
local match sources. |
| Related
Links / Articles |
http://www.metrocouncil.org/transportation/lrt/lrt.htm |
| Contacts |
Mark Fuhrmann
Chief Financial Officer
Metropiltan Council
Tel:(612) 215-8255
Ed Hunter
Project Director
Hiawatha Project Office
Tel:(612) 215-8254
|
| Last
Updated |
Hiawatha Project Office, December 2003 |
