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An integrated network of transitways TIER II Transitways Under the TPP's transit plan, a network of dedicated transit corridors (post-2020) will be developed.These corridors will give transit a travel time advan- Red Rock Corridor:This corridor follows tage over single-occupant autos, improve transit service reliability and Highway 61 and the Burlington Northern boost the potential for transit-oriented development. and Canadian Pacific railroad tracks The most appropriate and cost-effective technologies will be deter- approximately 30 miles from Hastings mined on acorridor-by-corridor basis. Potential echnologies include through downtown St. Paul to downtown light rail transit, commuter rail and bus rapid transit. Many of these Minneapolis. corridors have been studied extensively and in some cases studies have Rush Line Corridor:This 80-mile corridor progressed to the point of selecting a locally preferred technology. begins in downtown St. Paul and generally follows Highway 61 and Interstate 35/35E north through Ramsey,Washington, Chisago � TIER I Transitways (between 2005 and 2020) and Pine Counties. Cedar Avenue Corridor:A 22-mile bus rapid transit service from Southwest Transitway:The Southwest the Mall of America in Bloomington to Lakeville. Improved transit corridor extends between Carver County and service will be provided to Eagan,Apple Valley and Lakeville along Minneapolis, including the cities of Eden Cedar Avenue. Estimated capital cost: $60 million. Prairie, Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis j Park along railroad right-of-way acquired for Central Corridor:An 11-mile light rail line or bus rapid transit future transit by the Hennepin County service on University Avenue between the two downtowns. Estimated Regional Railroad Authority. capital cost: $240 million for BRT and $840 million for LRT. i Northstar Corridor:A commuter rail line on existing railroad tracks between Big Lake and Minneapolis, linking with the Hiawatha LRT line. Estimated capital cost: $265 million. j Bottineau Boulevard: Bus rapid transit along County Road 81 from Minneapolis northwest to Osseo, Dayton and Rogers. Estimated capital cost: $50 million. I-35W Corridor: Bus rapid transit on I-35W south between down- town Minneapolis and Lakeville as the reconstruction of I-35W is completed.The HOV lane from Highway13 to I-494 will be extended _ through 46th Street when reconstruction of the Crosstown interchange is completed.This plan proposes completion of a new fifth lane in each direction north of 46th Street that would extend into downtown and would be reserved for "priority transit/HOV" operations. Estimated capital cost: $50 million.