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The project to build a light rail line connecting the suburbs northwest of Minneapolis to downtown cleared a major hurdle today. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today gave the Blue Line Extension LRT Project a green light to start the engineering phase of the project. This approval comes only a month after the Southwest LRT, Green Line Extension Project received the same approval. The engineering work is necessary for project staff to finalize designs in preparation for the start of ...| Metropolitan Council