Central Corridor

Client: Met Council

Location: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

Project cost: $909 million (estimated)

DMJM Harris is serving as prime consultant for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. DMJM Harris’ team includes AECOM Consult, an affiliate, as well as sister AECOM operating companies CTE and EDAW. Services being provided include preliminary engineering, final design, and design services during construction.

Linking the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis via a new 11-mile LRT line, the project will connect with the existing Hiawatha LRT line, which serves Minneapolis’s business district; Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; and the Mall of America. In addition, the project will connect the University of Minnesota and the state capitol complex to the vital Central Corridor.

DMJM Harris’ role includes project management and oversight, transit engineering, station and maintenance facility design, and traction power design. CTE is providing engineering, project controls, and quality assurance/quality control services. EDAW is responsible for urban design, environmental planning and landscape architecture services. AECOM Consult’s scope includes ridership and revenue forecasting, financial analysis, and economic impact projections.