Metro Red Line (Minnesota)
The Metro Red Line is a bus rapid transit line between the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities suburbs of Bloomington, Minnesota and Apple Valley, Minnesota. The Red Line travels primarily on Minnesota State Highway 77 and Cedar Avenue from the Apple Valley station in Apple Valley, north through Eagan, Minnesota, to the Mall of America station in Bloomington where it connects to the Metro Blue Line (Minnesota), Metro Blue Line. The line has bus rapid transit elements including bus-only lanes, specially branded vehicles, transit signal priority, and dedicated stations. The line was designed to ease traffic congestion along the Cedar Avenue corridor. During planning the project was known as the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transitway until it was renamed the ''Red Line'' in 2011 as part of a regional branding of the Metro (Minnesota), Metro system. After a few construction schedule setbacks, the line officially began operation on June 22, 2013. The Red Line cost $21 million but a furth ...
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