The Washington County Regional Railroad Authority – which is composed of the Washington County Board of Commissioners – agreed July 20 to submit two grant applications for planning the Red Rock and Rush Line transit corridors, both of which run through portions of Washington County.

The proposed Red Rock Corridor rail route goes from Hastings to Minneapolis, and the Rush Line corridor goes from St. Paul to Hinckley.

Up to $35 million is available for planning grants through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program, to be known as the TIGER II Discretionary Grants. Read more…

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