Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 8, 2009
PORTION OF HIAWATHA LINE TO BE CLOSED OCT. 9-11 FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK
MINNEAPOLIS – Oct. 8 – Planned construction work will shut down a portion of the Hiawatha light-rail line from 11 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9, through noon on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Normal Hiawatha Line service will be restored for Sunday’s American League Division Series game at the Metrodome, which likely will be a mid afternoon or evening game.
During construction, buses will substitute for trains between Humphrey Terminal Station and Mall of America Station. Trains will operate normally elsewhere along the 12-mile line.
Buses will operate more frequently than trains, but bus trips will take longer than train rides. Customers should plan accordingly. Metro Transit staff will be on hand at key train stations to direct customers to replacement bus service.
As part of the work, 28th Avenue Station will be closed starting at 9 a.m. on Friday,
Oct. 9. Trains will pass through the station during construction, but customers will be unable to board or leave trains. For train service between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. that day, customers should walk to Bloomington Central Station.
Construction crews are lengthening the rail platform at 28th Avenue Station to accommodate three-car trains.
Customers can learn of any last-minute changes to the weekend plan by calling the rail maintenance hotline at 612-373-3333, option 6.
The Hiawatha light-rail line is operated by Metro Transit, a service of the Metropolitan Council. In 2008, the Hiawatha light-rail line surpassed 10 million rides for the first time.
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(Editors: For more information contact Bob Gibbons, director of customer services, at 612-349-7509 or robert.gibbons@metc.state.mn.us)
