Public this week gets peek at commuter rail plans

Public this week gets peek at commuter rail plans

The public will get its first peek this week at evolving site plans for south Washington County’s stops along the proposed Red Rock commuter rail line at public open houses on the planning process in Cottage Grove and Newport.

Stations at four sites between Hastings and St. Paul are expected to usher in economic growth along the commuter rail line that is expected to be up and running by 2018. At meetings in Newport on Wednesday and Cottage Grove on Thursday, the public can give input on the partially completed planning process for stations in south Washington County that officials hope will spark transit-oriented economic growth.

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