It won't open on schedule in 2023.
Project staff and contractor Lunda-McCrossan Joint Venture encountered “unforeseen conditions” during construction last year on the Minneapolis segment of the alignment
" Poor soil conditions where tunnel construction is needed will call for a stabilizing wall which was not included in the original plan. "
Poor soil conditions and the need for more track separation has the Metropolitan Council delaying the opening of the Southwest Light Rail line.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Southwest LRT Project Faces Delays - Railway Age
www.railwayage.comMinnesota’s Metropolitan Council (Met Council) and Hennepin County report that the Southwest LRT project in Minneapolis-St. Paul will not open on schedule in 2023.