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May 28, 2008 8:08 am US/Central

Central Corridor LRT Facing Crucial Vote

ST. PAUL (AP) ― The Central Corridor light rail line is facing a crucial vote Wednesday.

All the local governments involved are on board for the proposed route for the roughly $900 million light-rail line between St. Paul and Minneapolis.

But the University of Minnesota still opposes routing it through the Minneapolis campus along Washington Avenue. It's insisting on detour along the northern edge of campus through Dinkytown.

After giving the U a one-week reprieve last week, Metropolitan Council Chairman Peter Bell said a vote of a key advisory panel will be taken around 1 p.m. Later in the afternoon, the full Met Council will vote.

Bell has scheduled a personal pitch beforehand to leaders of the Board of Regents. He said he's not optimistic.

It's not clear if the university's opposition will hurt the project's chances for federal funding.

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