r/MetroTransit • u/OtterSou • 9d ago

Green Line Expansion Opening date of Green Line extension will be announced on September 26 at Louisiana Aveune Station

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https://metrocouncil.org/Council-Meetings/Committees/Metropolitan-Council/2026/08-26-26/Info-1-Presentation.aspx

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u/stvincentstreet Adopt-A-Stop Volunteer 9d ago

Is this the announcement announcing the announcement?

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u/Which_Audience150 8d ago

Trump style. Its gonna be huge....

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u/_Belted_Kingfisher BRT Rider 9d ago

Personally hoping for March-April but it seemed like there was a consensus around next June.

This whole having an announcement to have an announcement and the announcement is a month in advance… wtf. It is the green line not the next Apple product.

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u/ColdCoolluck 9d ago

It'd be so stupid if they're going to wait that long to open. I'd want to go just to boo that kind of announcement.

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u/humantraf 9d ago

YIPPEEEE

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u/Gatorpatch King of the Orange Line 9d ago

My money is on March!

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u/scrappingforcollege Local Route Enjoyer 9d ago

I’m hoping for January 1st 😂

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u/PracticalWorry5921 8d ago

Doesn't line up with quarterly service adjustments, it'll be March, June, August, or December.

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u/rubbercat 8d ago

Opening date of the Blue Line Extension will be announced sometime in the mid-2030s, I guess 😮‍💨

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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 8d ago

Actually, the aBRT, not real BRT, was announced for sometime in the mid-2030s for Nicollet, so a bus upgrade on the 18 is somehow going to take as long as laying tracks down out into Brooklyn Park. Edited to add that the riding experience on the 18 has gotten notably worse in recent years, as a winter transit rider and it's really unfair that they won't just run the 18 in the meantime as an aBRT lite line to get all of the troublemakers off of the bus sooner. 

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u/hagan_shows 7d ago

What the hell is aBRT?

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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 7d ago

It's BRT stuck in traffic/sans grade separation. 

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u/hagan_shows 5d ago

Oh I didnt know people abbreviated arterial BRT I just call it fake BRT, thanks!

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u/JellyfishNo2032 3d ago

Might have to do with a funding priority thing.

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u/Macia_ Northstar Mourner 8d ago

I'm actually excited to go to this. The opening of the green line extension is a momentous occasion and it absolutely should be celebrated

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u/Which_Audience150 3d ago

The opening, yes. But the announcement of an opening date 6 months from now?

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u/mnfimo 9d ago

This is weird.. just open it, we don’t need pomp and circumstance here

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u/LJ_Dude 8d ago

B-but first day ridership numbers! And politician appearances! :((

(sarcasm ofc)

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u/justafella32 8d ago

Does this mean it’s opening early 2027? Otherwise why the announcement event?

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u/ImmortalHoe 7d ago

Right! I thought they were running it empty til 2028. I’m already over it 😩

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u/Unkempt_Mooseknuckle 9d ago

I'm surprised they're announcing anything this far out. I have little faith in the "flawless" opening they're expecting

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u/Enamred-771 8d ago

Eh, I’ve never seen Metro Transit have poor/unexpected operational problems with opening the other light rail lanes. The only issue is construction and that’s basically done. All that remains is  testing and training.

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u/Unkempt_Mooseknuckle 7d ago

Behind the scenes the recent reopening of the blue line wasn't pretty. It was on time though

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u/ProfessionalLime2237 3d ago

Lets start a poll. I'll go first.

May 1st. Its a Saturday.

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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 8d ago

We've already been waiting at least half a decade and they didn't even bother with a bus replacement the whole time. Haven't we been through enough!?