| General Project
Information
The Cross County extension of the MetroLink system will connect additional communities by adding 8 miles to the existing rail system, which currently spans 38 miles from Scott Air Force Base and Shiloh, Illinois to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
Cross County includes a major reconstruction of the Forest Park-DeBaliviere station and the addition of nine new stations (two with Park-Ride
lots): Skinker, University City-Big Bend, Forsyth, Clayton, Richmond
Heights, Brentwood I-64, Maplewood - Manchester, Sunnen, and Shrewsbury
- Lansdowne I-44.
Approximately 22 new light rail vehicles will be needed to carry the additional 18,000 daily riders. Construction
began in 2003, with revenue service starting in 2006.
By the numbers in 2006
| Total
Alignment Miles |
|
| Number
of Stations |
|
| Park-Ride
Lots |
|
| Parking
Spaces |
|
| Light
Rail Vehicles |
|
| Project Schedule |
| Preliminary Engineering |
began May 2000 |
|
Final Design |
began December 2001 |
|
Construction |
began April 2003 |
|
Open for Service |
2006 |
|
