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Metropolitan Council Loan Proposal Would Advance F‑Line Transit by Coordinating Highway Work with MnDOT
Summary
Conference committee discussed language authorizing Met Council to loan up to $250 million to MnDOT to align F‑Line bus rapid transit construction with reconstruction of Trunk Highways 65 and 47; debate focused on loan terms, repayment, and whether a 0% interest requirement or other safeguards should apply.
Lawmakers and agency officials described a proposal that would let the Metropolitan Council provide a one‑time loan of up to $250 million to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to coordinate highway reconstruction with construction of the F‑Line arterial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on Central Avenue (Trunk Highway 65), Highway 47 and parts of 50th Avenue.
MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger said concurrent construction would minimize disruption, reduce duplication and lower overall costs. MnDOT estimated that delaying the highway portion until 2030 could add at least $10,000,000 in direct cost increases and another roughly $8,000,000 in duplicated project‑delivery costs for design, right‑of‑way, outreach and construction administration. She said concurrent work would reduce additional years of corridor disruption and speed…
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