How much did Minneapolis - Hiawatha Corridor cost to build?
The Hiawatha Light Rail Transit corridor (now the METRO Blue Line) is the 12-mile, 19-station light rail line connecting downtown Minneapolis with Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport and the Mall of America, Minnesota's first light rail, operated by Metro Transit with 27 Bombardier light rail vehicles, partly opened in June 2004 and fully in revenue service in December 2004. The Federal Highway Administration's project profile and Wikipedia give its cost as USD 715.3 million, with USD 334.3 million of FTA New Starts funds, against about USD 400 million budgeted in 1997.
Final project cost
$715.3 million
Cost basis: 2004
Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesCC BY-SA 2.0
Cost evidence
Basis of the published figure
Final project cost2004
Project metrics
Key dimensions
- Total lengthFederal Highway Administration
- 19.312 km
Project record
Opened or launched
Federal Highway Administration2004