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July 2001 |
U of M Board of Regents adopts Central Corridor resolution favoring the northern alignment, followed by bus rapid transit; the Board insisted that a tunnel be part of any CCLRT alignment on Washington Ave. |
2001 |
Central Corridor Project Office (CCPO) chooses not to study northern alignment; tunnel emerges as leading option |
June 2006 |
Met Council submits Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); plan includes Washington Ave. tunnel; the U formally submits its concerns about the project to the FTA |
December 2006 |
CCPO receives authority to move into preliminary engineering phase, with tunnel alignment included |
2006 through September 2007 |
Recognizing the cost challenges of a tunnel, the U studies the impact, challenges and needs of an at-grade CCLRT line; presentations made and findings shared on several occasions with Central Corridor Management Committee (CCMC), project staff and partners |
December 2007 |
Anticipating a change in Washington Ave. alignment (from tunnel to at-grade), the U, Hennepin Co., and City of Minneapolis begin planning for at-grade mitigation |
February 2008 |
Met Council
votes to eliminate the tunnel from the CCLRT plan, and selects
Washington Ave. at-grade alignment; U of M votes "yes, with
reservations" |
| March 2008 | U of M hires external consultant to study viability of the northern alignment |
| May 2008 | Citing ridership and CEI figures below federal standards for funding, Met Council votes to discontinue work related to northern alignment; work begins on development of MOU to guide Washington Ave. at-grade mitigation plan |
June 2008 |
CCLRT partners agree to MOU |
August 2008 |
Met Council submits supplemental draft environmental impact statement (SDEIS) to the FTA; the U submits comments outlining its concerns about needed mitigations |
December 2008 and April 2009 |
U of M receives draft FEIS from Met Council and expresses concerns about inadequacy of mitigation proposals |
June 26, 2009 |
Met Council submits FEIS to the FTA; U of M mitigation concerns remain unaddressed |
| July 21, 2009 | U of M faculty committee issues report on CCLRT mitigation, finding current proposals inadequate and incomplete |
July 27, 2009 |
U of M comments on FEIS will be submitted to the FTA by this deadline |
After July 27, 2009 |
FTA reviews FEIS and related comments; FTA determines whether to approve a full funding grant agreement |
2010 through 2014 |
Construction; service expected to begin on March 17, 2014 |
