He's at the Capitol where lawmakers got the report this morning. Minnpost's Peter Callahan has been following the fallout from the project's huge cost overruns and delays. The report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor looks at the planning, cost, estimates, and how the Metropolitan Council has managed the many turns this project has taken since it broke ground in 2018. It estimates the price tag for the project is now at $2.7 billion, with no firm completion date in sight. A new 59 page state report lays out nearly a dozen ongoing problems with the project. It's a 14.5 mile extension of the Green line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie. For our top story today, we're looking at the Southwest Light Rail Transit project. We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. He spoke to MPR News guest host Tim Nelson from the Capitol, where lawmakers got the report Wednesday morning. MinnPost’s Peter Callaghan has been following the fallout from the project’s huge cost overruns and schedule delays. The report from the office of the legislative auditor looks at the planning, cost estimates and how the Metropolitan Council has managed the many turns this project has taken since the project broke ground in 2018.
It estimates the price tag for project is now at $2.7 billion, with no completion date in sight. The Southwest Light Rail Transit project, a 14.5 mile extension of the Green Line from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, has seen pitfall after pitfall.Ī new 59-page state report lays out nearly a dozen ongoing problems with the project.
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