Notice2025-17303
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Project-METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension Project, Cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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Published
September 9, 2025
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Transit Administration
Abstract
This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension Project in the Cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on the subject project and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43506-43507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17303]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation
Project--METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension Project, Cities of
Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County,
Minnesota.
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces final environmental actions taken by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regarding the METRO Blue Line
Light Rail Extension Project in the Cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale,
Crystal, and Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The purpose of
this notice is to publicly announce FTA's environmental decisions on
the subject project and to activate the limitation on any claims that
may challenge these final environmental actions.
DATES: A claim seeking judicial review of FTA actions announced herein
for the listed public transportation project will be barred unless the
claim is filed on or before February 6, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Loster, Assistant Chief
Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (202) 360-2322, or Saadat Khan,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Policy and
Programs, (202) 366-6385. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken
final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) by issuing certain
approvals for the public transportation project listed below. The
actions on the project, as well as the laws under which such actions
were taken, are described in the documentation issued in connection
with the project to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and in other documents in the FTA environmental project files
for the project. Interested parties may contact either the project
sponsor or the relevant FTA Regional Office for more information.
Contact information for FTA's Regional Offices may be found at <a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional-offices/regional-offices">https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/regional-offices/regional-offices</a>.
This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed project as
of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such
actions were taken,
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including, but not limited to, NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321-4375), Section 4(f)
requirements, (49 U.S.C. 303), Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), Section 6(f) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act (54 U.S.C. 200305), Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531), Migratory Bird Treaty (16 U.S.C. 703-712), Bald and
Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d), Clean Water Act, (33
U.S.C. 1251), Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act (42 U.S.C. 4601), and the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7401-7671q). This notice does not, however, alter or extend the
limitation period for challenges of project decisions subject to
previous notices published in the Federal Register. The project
modifications and actions that are the subject of this notice follow:
Project name and location: METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension
Project (Project), Cities of Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal, and
Brooklyn Park, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Project Sponsor: Metropolitan Council, City of Saint Paul, Ramsey
County, Minnesota.
Project description: The Project includes construction of
approximately 13.4 miles of new light rail transit (LRT) double-tracks
to extend the METRO Blue Line, connecting Downtown Minneapolis to the
Cities of Robbinsdale, Crystal, and Brooklyn Park. The Project also
involves construction of 13 new LRT stations; park-and-ride facilities
with up to 1,531 parking spaces; and accommodations for passenger drop-
off, bicycle and pedestrian access. Additionally, the Project work
consists of the construction of an operational maintenance facility, 18
traction power substations, 7 new LRT bridges, 4 new or reconstructed
roadway bridges, and 2 new or upgraded pedestrian bridges and
underpasses plus associated infrastructure improvements.
Final agency action: Section 4(f) determination dated August 11,
2025; Section 6(f) Temporary Non-Conforming Use (TNCU) dated August 11,
2025; METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension Project Amended Record of
Decision (ROD), dated August 11, 2025.
Supporting documentation: METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension
Project Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), dated
May 16, 2025. METRO Blue Line Light Rail Extension Project Supplemental
Draft EIS, dated June 12, 2024. The Amended ROD, Supplemental Final
EIS, Supplemental Draft EIS, and associated documents can be viewed and
downloaded from: <a href="https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Light-Rail-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Environmental.aspx">https://metrocouncil.org/Transportation/Projects/Light-Rail-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension/Environmental.aspx</a>.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Megan Blum,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment.
[FR Doc. 2025-17303 Filed 9-8-25; 8:45 am]
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