This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/lrl.asp November 15, 2017 The Honorable Paul Torkelson, Chair The Honorable Scott Newman, Chair House Transportation Finance Committee Senate Transportation Finance & Policy Committee 381 State Office Building 3105 Minnesota Senate Building Saint Paul, MN 55155 Saint Paul, MN 55155 The Honorable Linda Runbeck, Chair The Honorable Scott Dibble House Transportation & Regional Governance Policy Ranking Minority Member Committee Senate Transportation Finance & Policy Committee 417 State Office Building 2213 Minnesota Senate Building Saint Paul, MN 55155 Saint Paul, MN 55155 The Honorable Frank Hornstein, DFL Lead The Honorable Connie Bernardy, DFL Lead House Transportation Policy & Finance Committee House Transportation & Regional Governance Policy 243 State Office Building Committee Saint Paul, MN 55155 253 State Office Building Saint Paul, MN 55155 RE: 2017 Guideway Status report Dear Legislators: The Minnesota Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Metropolitan Council, is pleased to provide the 2017 Guideway Status report as required under 2016 Minnesota Statutes 174.93, subdivision 2. This report updates information for eight guideway corridors currently in operation, construction or design, and thirteen more that are in planning or analysis phase, or that were at the time of the last report in 2015. The capacity analysis looks at regional guideway funding needs and resources related to capital, operations and capital maintenance for the next ten years. If you have specific questions about this report or want additional information, please contact MnDOT’s Brian Isaacson at [email protected] or at 651 234-7783; or, you can contact Met Council’s Cole Hiniker at [email protected] or at 651 602-1748. Sincerely, Charles A. Zelle Commissioner 2017 Guideway Status cover letter November 15, 2017 Guideway Status Report November 2017 2017 Guideway Status Report 1 Prepared by: The Minnesota Department of Transportation 395 John Ireland Boulevard Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-1899 Phone: 651-296-3000 Toll-Free: 1-800-657-3774 TTY, Voice or ASCII: 1-800-627-3529 In collaboration with: The Metropolitan Council 390 Robert Street North Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101-1805 Phone: 651-602-1000 To request this document in an alternative format, call 651-366-4718 or 1-800-657-3774 (Greater Minnesota). You may also send an email to [email protected] 2017 Guideway Status Report 2 Guideway Status Report .........................................................................................................................1 Legislative Request ........................................................................................................................................5 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................7 Statewide Planning .................................................................................................................................................7 Regional Planning....................................................................................................................................................8 Summaries: Corridors in Operation, Construction or Design .......................................................................... 12 METRO Blue Line (Hiawatha) LRT ....................................................................................................................... 12 Summary Financial Plan-Blue Line ....................................................................................................................... 12 Northstar Commuter Rail..................................................................................................................................... 16 Summary Financial Plan-Northstar ...................................................................................................................... 16 Red Line Bus Rapid Transitway/Cedar Avenue Transitway ................................................................................. 20 Summary Financial Plan-Red Line ........................................................................................................................ 20 METRO Green Line/Central Corridor LRT ........................................................................................................... 24 Summary Financial Plan-Green Line ..................................................................................................................... 24 METRO Green Line Extension (Southwest LRT) .................................................................................................. 28 Summary Financial Plan-Southwest LRT .............................................................................................................. 29 METRO Orange Line BRT/I-35W South ................................................................................................................ 32 Summary Financial Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 33 METRO Blue Line Extension / Bottineau LRT ...................................................................................................... 36 Summary Financial Plan-Bottineau LRT ............................................................................................................... 37 Metro Gold Line (Gateway Corridor) BRT ............................................................................................................ 40 Summary Financial Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 41 Corridors in Planning or Analysis Phases ....................................................................................................... 43 Highway 169 Mobility Study ................................................................................................................................ 43 Summary Financial Plan-Hwy 169 BRT ................................................................................................................ 44 I-35W North ......................................................................................................................................................... 46 Midtown Corridor ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Summary Financial Plan-Midtown Corridor ........................................................................................................ 48 Nicollet-Central Modern Streetcar ...................................................................................................................... 50 Summary Financial Plan-Nicollet Central ............................................................................................................. 51 Red Rock Corridor ............................................................................................................................................... 54 Robert Street Corridor ......................................................................................................................................... 56 2017 Guideway Status Report 3 Summary Financial Plan-Robert Street ................................................................................................................ 57 Rush Line Corridor ............................................................................................................................................... 61 Summary Financial Plan-Rush Line ...................................................................................................................... 62 Riverview Corridor ............................................................................................................................................... 65 Summary Financial Plan-Riverview Corridor ........................................................................................................ 65 West Broadway Corridor ..................................................................................................................................... 68 Summary Financial Plan-West Broadway ............................................................................................................ 68 Intercity Passenger Rail Corridors ................................................................................................................. 70 Northern Lights Express - Minneapolis to Duluth High Speed Passenger Rail .................................................... 70 Summary Financial Plan-NLX ............................................................................................................................... 71 Twin Cities-Milwaukee-Chicago Intercity Passenger Rail Service Phase 1 Study ................................................ 74 Summary Financial Plan-TCMC ............................................................................................................................ 75 Zip Rail - Twin Cities to Rochester High Speed Rail Corridor ............................................................................... 77 Twin Cities to Milwaukee Portion