Gold Line Project

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Press releases

Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of New Bielenberg Bridge in East Metro (November 2023)
Governor Walz, Senator Klobuchar, and Senator Smith announce new funding for the METRO Gold Line (April 2023)
East Metro residents look forward to improved transit as METRO Gold Line construction gets underway (October 2022)
East Metro Gold Line bus rapid transit project advances (April 2021)
East Metro rapid bus line seeks community input (September 2020)
METRO Gold Line Clears First Environmental Milestone (January 2020)
Council Chair announces Gold Line Project Corridor Management Committee membership (April 2018)
Community members sought for advisory role for Gold Line BRT (February 2018)
Major step forward for long-awaited East Metro transit line (January 2018)

Media and news coverage

Will the long-discussed West 7th streetcar project move forward in St. Paul? Minn Post, February 2024
Overnight closures of I-694 for Gold Line construction starts in Oakdale Pioneer Press, February 2024
New I-94 bridge connects Woodbury and Oakdale Star Tribune, December 2023
New Woodbury-Oakdale bridge over I-94 will open this week KSTP, November 2023
Bielenberg Bridge ribbon cutting ceremony held ahead of opening later this week KSTP, November 2023
New bridge connecting Oakdale and Woodbury opens next week Bring Me the News, November 2023
I-94 to close between St. Paul and Oakdale, Woodbury this weekend CBS News MN, November 2023
I-94 closes this weekend for Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit construction work Pioneer Press, November 2023
It snarled traffic, but new bridge over I-94 will open soon ahead of planned bus line Kare 11, August 2023
METRO Gold Line receives over $200 million in federal funding, CBS News Minnesota, April 2023
Funding for Metro Transit Gold Line announced, Fox 9, April 2023
Metro Transit ridership rebounds but still below pre-pandemic levels, Kare 11, January 2023
Met Council buys land for Gold Line BRT project, Finance & Commerce, January 2023
Metro Transit breaks ground on Gold Line from Woodbury to St. Paul, Pioneer Press, October 2022
Construction officially begins on Gold Line BRT linking St. Paul and Woodbury, Star Tribune, October 2022
Transit-oriented project to bring 328 new apartments to Oakdale, Finance & Commerce, June 2022
Plans for new housing for people with disabilities progressing in Oakdale, KSTP, May 2022
Gold Line project applies for federal matching funds, Metropolitan Council News, March 2022
Massive 258-apartment project in Oakdale planned along Gold Line route, Pioneer Press, January 2022
Cities are turning to supercharged bus routes to more quickly and cheaply expand transit services, The Washington Post, July 2021
Minnesota transit projects included in Biden budget, Star Tribune, June 2021
Rapid-transit bus line sets up rapid-growth development in east metro, Pioneer Press, May 2021
Gold Line transit project for east metro passes key hurdle for federal financing, Pioneer Press, April 2021
East metro bus rapid transit Gold Line clears critical hurdle with feds, Star Tribune, April 2021
Metro Transit: Two of next three BRT buses should run through east metro, Pioneer Press, February 2021
Gold Line BRT cost going up by 70 million for more park-and-ride spots, Star Tribune, January 2021
Gold Line bus-rapid transit project between St. Paul, Woodbury clears federal hurdle, Star Tribune, January 2020
Gold Line bus rapid transit takes steps toward construction, federal funding, Star Tribune, October 2019
How would you use the Gold Line? Woodbury residents answer, The Bulletin, October 2019
Woodbury reaffirms support for Gold Line project, The Bulletin, September 2019
East Metro's Gold Line costs rise to $461 million due to electric buses, added infrastructure, Pioneer Press, May 2019
Cost of Gold Line bus-rapid transit could increase to $461 million, Star Tribune, May 2019
Gold Line gets a $4.5 million boost for I-94 bridge, Pioneer Press, February 2019
Maplewood considers bridge over 94 to increase access to Gold Line bus route, Star Tribune, February 2019
Gold Line plans now include downtown loop, Pioneer Press, December 2018
Gold Line bus-rapid transit to offer six stops in downtown St. Paul, Star Tribune, November 2018
Gold Line seeks public input about St. Paul extension, Pioneer Press, October 2018
Should the Gold Line bus loop through downtown St. Paul or end at Union Depot?, Star Tribune, October 2018
St. Paul City Council members lean in favor of Gold Line's downtown loop, Pioneer Press, October 2018
Lose the Loop? Gold Line officials torn over downtown rapid-transit bus route, Pioneer Press, October 2018
Latest Gold Line plan adds downtown St. Paul loop, Woodbury park and ride, Pioneer Press, August 2018
Tiny mobile home city of Landfall warily awaits Gold Line bus-rapid transit, Star Tribune, July 2018
Picking up speed on the east metro’s Gold Line, Pioneer Press, July 2018
East Metro's transit time is coming, MPR, Jan. 2018
Woodbury-to-St. Paul Gold Line surges ahead with federal designation, new projects, Pioneer Press, Jan. 2018
Washington County OKs increased contribution to Gold Line, Pioneer Press, June 2017
Ramsey County imposes half-cent sales tax for public transit, Pioneer Press, June 2017
Gold Line busway gets millions toward a 2024 opening, Star Tribune, Feb. 2017
Gold Line commission approves new route alignment, Finance and Commerce, Dec. 2016
Woodbury, Oakdale warming to new Gold Line route, Star Tribune, Nov. 2016
East metro group makes its case for more transit in Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties, MinnPost, April 2016
A bus line far in St. Paul's future caught the eye of some developers, Star Tribune, March 2016
Bus rapid transit projects move forward in the Twin Cities, Star Tribune, Sept. 2015
$1M federal grant to help plan for Gateway Corridor development, Pioneer Press, Sept. 2015
Leveraging BRT on the Gateway Corridor, Finance and Commerce, April 2015
3M Co. sees Gateway route as recruitment tool, Finance and Commerce, Feb. 2015
Counties award $141 million in transit grants, Finance and Commerce, Nov. 2014
Rapid bus favored for St. Paul to Woodbury line, MPR News, July 2014
Gateway Corridor officials head to Los Angeles to study bus rapid transit, MinnPost, June 2014
Legislature helps Gateway Corridor, other projects in Washington County, Star Tribune, May 2014
St. Paul-Woodbury transit plan gets White House nod, MPR News, May 2014
For St. Paul's East Side, rail and bus transit routes studied, Pioneer Press, June 2013
East metro panel backs bus rapid transit plan, Star Tribune, Oct. 2012
Gateway Corridor line should be next, backers say, Finance and Commerce, Jan. 2012
Transit options listed for I-94 to and from parts east, MinnPost, Feb. 2011
Study will determine transit options for I-94 from the east, MinnPost, Aug. 2010