
METRO asked some of the top execs in the industry what they are doing to provide comprehensive training to both driver and maintenance staff.
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The buses will be among the first 60-foot battery-electric articulated buses put into service in the U.S.
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The bids were opened last month and represent the bulk of the construction work involved in building the tracks, road, bridges, trails, tunnels, stations, and other facilities needed for the 14.5-mile light rail line.
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Maintenance project includes replacing sections of tracks, upgrading switches, and repairing concrete and overhead wires.
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The plan, contigent on a federal grant, would give deputies the ability to search for distracted drivers from a higher vantage point.
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Metro Transit Police Chief Harrington said in a statement that it's not his agency's practice to inquire about immigration status and has asked for an internal investigation into the encounter.
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The Metropolitan Council, which operates the service, expects the number of rides will climb to 2.9 million by 2020, about double what it was in 2010.
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Even though cities spanning the proposed 14-mile Southwest Corridor light rail line have signed off, the legislators opposing the project say there are too many legal and financial uncertainties, as well as ridership questions for it to move forward.
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The agency's statement comes after a plan was introduced in the state legislature to redirect the funds for the project to roads and bridges instead.
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GOP legislators have long sought to block planning and funding for light-rail projects, saying they put metro-area priorities above rural Minnesota.
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