It could still be two years before construction begins on the Blue Line Extension from Minneapolis to Brooklyn Park, but taxpayer money is already flowing on the controversial project, which has been in the works for a decade.
In their most recent report to the Federal Transit Administration, planners revealed the light rail project has already racked up more than $224 million in expenses through the end of May.
Now 5 INVESTIGATES has learned exactly how that money was spent over the last 10 years…