The METRO D Line Faster transit is coming to the Route 5 corridor. Construction of the METRO D Line bus rapid transit (BRT) Brooklyn Center project is scheduled to begin in spring 2021. The D Line Transit Center Xerxes & 56th Ave BROOKLYN will substantially replace Route 5 with faster, frequent, and CENTER all-day service. This 18-mile line will connect neighborhoods Brooklyn & 51st Ave and destinations in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, Richfield, Fremont and Bloomington. Bus rapid transit is a package of transit 44th Ave & Penn 44th Ave & Girard enhancements that adds up to a faster trip and an improved Fremont & 42nd Ave Fremont & Dowling experience. Fremont & 35th Ave Emerson The D Line will help deliver more equitable service in a Fremont/Emerson & Lowry corridor that has the region’s highest ridership, even during Fremont/Emerson & 26th Ave the pandemic. One in four households on the corridor Fremont/Emerson & Broadway doesn’t own a car and relies on transit to get to work, play, Fremont/Emerson & Plymouth 7th St & Bryant and run errands. C Line 7th St & Olson-5th Ave Olson Memorial Highway MINNEAPOLIS A faster trip Ramp A/7th St Transit Center 8th/7th St & Hennepin The goal of the D Line is to make service approximately 20% faster. 8th/7th St & Nicollet 8th/7th St & 3rd Ave Here’s how: 8th/7th St & Park 7th St 8th St Chicago & 14th St • Buses make fewer stops, significantly speeding up travel time. Chicago & Franklin Chicago & 24th St • Ticket machines at stations allow customers to purchase tickets Chicago & 26th St before boarding with cash or credit. Chicago-Lake Transit Center B Line Chicago & 34th St • Low-floor buses and raised curbs at stations, plus wider bus doors METRO D Line MINNEAPOLIS (Bus Rapid Transit) Chicago & 38th St and boarding from the front and back, speed up boarding. METRO C Line (Bus Rapid Transit) Chicago & 42nd St • Extending the curb at stations saves time; buses can merge more METRO Blue Line (Light Rail) Chicago & 46th St easily into traffic after serving a station. METRO Green Line Chicago & 48th St (Light Rail) METRO Red Line • Signal priority allows buses to move through traffic lights a bit faster. Chicago & 52nd St (Bus Rapid Transit) METRO B Line Chicago & 56th St (Bus Rapid Transit) 60th St METRO Blue Line Extension Improved transit experience Portland & 60th St (Light Rail) METRO Green Line Extension (Light Rail) Enhanced shelters at BRT stations provide protection from the weather Portland & 66th St RICHFIELD Shared Station and a safe, comfortable and convenient customer waiting space. Portland & 70th St Features include: Portland & 73rd St • Real-time NexTrip signs with on-demand audible announcements Portland & 77th St 494 BLOOMINGTON Mall of • Shelter lighting and push-button heating America American & Chicago • Containers for garbage and recycling AmericanAmerican & Bloomington & Thunderbird last updated October 2019 • Security cameras and emergency telephones • Benches and bike parking 2017-2018 2019-2020 SPRING 2021 LATE 2022 PLANNING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OPENING Project station Design of stations and BEGINS Anticipated opening locations approved other improvements of the D Line PROJECT CONTACT: PROJECT CONTACT: NORTH OF DOWNTOWN SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN [email protected] [email protected] metrotransit.org/d-line-project 612-597-5222 612-248-0642 What to expect from construction metrotransit.org/d-line-project Metro Transit thanks residents, businesses and customers for their patience as crews work to get the D Line ready for an anticipated launch in late 2022. Construction may have periods of street closures and detours, sidewalk closures, and intermittent noise. People should anticipate the following impacts: • Route 5 and other bus routes will be detoured at different points during the project. • Construction at each intersection will generally include new road and sidewalk sections, changes to traffic signals and installation of new BRT shelters and other station features. Some locations will also include utility work. • Intersections may be fully closed for up to one month with additional lane restrictions for longer time periods. Outreach staff will communicate with residents, business and property owners within one block prior to construction starting at each station location. • Sidewalk access will be maintained on at least one side of construction zones at all times. • Pedestrian access to homes and businesses will be provided. • Crews will install underground conduit for a fiber optic network along the length of the whole corridor to link technology at stations. Construction along 44th Avenue in north Minneapolis and at 60th & Portland in south Minneapolis will be coordinated with street construction projects led by Hennepin County: • Webber 44: hennepin.us/webber-44 • Portland Bike Gap: hennepin.us/portlandave-crosstown Stay informed • For general project information: metrotransit.org/d-line- project • For the latest information on bus route detours, sign up for Rider Alerts at metrotransit.org/alerts. • For the latest information on construction, sign up for D Line update emails at bit.ly/3vqh6ev. 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