Capacity 35 people  

$40 Fee covers cost of transportation. 

The METRO Green Line Extension is anticipated to begin revenue operations in 2027. As of December 2024, the project is over 80% complete. It will operate on 14.5 miles of double track from downtown Minneapolis through the communities of St. Louis Park, Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, connecting to the existing Green and Blue Lines and the communities of St. Paul and Bloomington. This tour will focus on the Kenilworth Corridor to Cedar Lake Channel. The Kenilworth Tunnel is the project’s most complex structure due to its challenging soil conditions and its proximity to buildings, freight lines, and trails. The tunnel is anticipated to be structurally complete in spring of 2025, with electrical and communications systems being installed in the tunnel in 2025 and 2026. The tour will provide a compelling overview of how transit projects come together during the critical systems testing phase and highlight the engineering challenges of building in tight spaces, managing right of way impacts to property owners, and the reconstruction of a historic Works Progress Administration (WPA) cobblestone wall in the Cedar Lake Channel. Tour is a partnership between MnDOT and Metropolitan Council.