ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis region's planning agency voted Wednesday to approve a north-south MetroLink expansion route, though the project still faces future hurdles, including procuring important federal grants.
Members of the East-West Gateway Council of Governments voted 14-5 to adopt the light rail route, running in the street from Jefferson Avenue at Chippewa Street north to Natural Bridge Avenue in the city of St. Louis, and connecting with the current MetroLink system via a transfer station. The organization made the route its locally preferred alternative, allowing transit agency Bi-State Development to work with the city to start project development and apply for federal funds.
Bi-State anticipates completing environmental assessment work for the project in 2025 and design work in late 2026. Construction could come from 2027 to 2030, it said.
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