|
Following two years of planning and public engagement, the Metropolitan Council approved the METRO G Line Final Corridor Plan in March 2025. This action finalizes G Line station locations, determining the corner of the intersection where each platform will be placed.
The G Line project entered the design phase in early 2025 following plan approval. Details like the exact placement of bus shelters, real-time signage, and other amenities within the station area will be determined during this phase. Design work will continue through 2025 and early 2026 with construction anticipated to begin in the second half of 2026.
Some stations will be designed and built on accelerated schedules as part of other roadway projects. Metro Transit is working closely with partner agencies on the G Line corridor, including the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, and MnDOT, to integrate the design and construction of G Line station platforms into roadway improvement projects along Rice Street and Robert Street.
Coordination of these projects will help minimize disruptions for people who live, work, and travel in the corridor and ensure that transit enhancements and roadway improvements fit together to serve the surrounding communities better.
2025 Construction of G Line Stations
Four G Line stations will be constructed in 2025 as part of coordinated roadway projects.
The City of St. Paul is reconstructing Robert Street in downtown St. Paul, which will include three G Line stations (six platforms):
- Robert & Kellogg
- Robert & 5th/6th Street
- Robert & 10th Street
For more information or questions about this construction, please visit the Robert Street Reconstruction Project website.
 G Line station platform construction at Robert & Kellogg.
In addition, the Rice & Arlington station will be built this year as part of Ramsey County’s For more information or questions about this construction, please visit the Rice Street Reconstruction Project website.
For the remaining G Line stations, the designs will be finalized over the next year, with construction scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026. Metro Transit will continue to engage and involve communities throughout the design process. This fall, project staff will release preliminary station design plans for public review and comment, which will allow community members to provide feedback.
Many of these stations will also be designed and constructed in coordination with projects led by agency partners, including the Rice Street Capitol Area reconstruction project and the Highway 3 / Robert Street reconstruction project.
|
