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April 6 METRO Green Line Preparedness Exercise

On Sunday, April 6, Metro Transit Police and Rail Operations and Saint Paul Police and Fire will conduct a basic preparedness exercise at the intersection of University and Raymond avenues in St. Paul. The drill will simulate a light-rail vehicle (LRV) and automobile collision with injuries.  

Staging will begin at noon with the exercise running from 1 p.m. until approximately 3 p.m. About 15 participants will interact around and onboard the stationary vehicles.

The purpose of the drill is to further acclimate front-line responders to light-rail vehicles and systems and to strengthen working relationships between public safety agencies. No significant traffic impacts are expected. Officers will be on site to provide temporary general traffic management if necessary.

Newsrooms should be aware that multiple emergency vehicles will be in the area and radio communication may be used during the drill.

Metro Transit, public safety agencies and other partners have undergone preparedness training for several months including table-top drills and a recent full-scale exercise near the University of Minnesota in preparation for METRO Green Line operations. 

The METRO Green Line will open to the public on June 14. For more information on Green Line safety, visit metrotransit.org/greenline.

Contact: John Siqveland, Metro Transit Public Relations Manager, 612-349-7089 

About the project:  

The Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project (Green Line) will link downtown St. Paul and downtown Minneapolis along Washington and University avenues via the state Capitol and the University of Minnesota. Construction began in late summer 2010 on the planned 11-mile Central Corridor line, and service will begin on June 14, 2014. The line will connect with the METRO Blue Line at the Downtown East Station in Minneapolis and the Northstar commuter rail line at the Target Field Station. The Metropolitan Council is the grantee of federal funds. The regional government agency is charged with building the line in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The Central Corridor Management Committee, which includes commissioners from Ramsey and Hennepin counties, the mayors of St. Paul and Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota, provides advice and oversight. Funding is provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Counties Transit Improvement Board, state of Minnesota, Ramsey and Hennepin counties' regional railroad authorities, city of St. Paul, Metropolitan Council and the Central Corridor Funders' Collaborative. The Central Corridor LRT Project Website is www.centralcorridor.org.