Light rail trains are at least a year away from beginning service on the Green Line Extension, but some of those who live closest to the new line are already feeling and hearing a significant impact.
It is the latest controversy for the $2.86 billion project also known as Southwest Light Rail, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns.
New crossing bells are now sounding for every freight train that runs alongside the new light rail tracks near West 21st Street in Minneapolis. The slow-moving freight trains were previously allowed to pass through the area, dubbed a “quiet zone,” without such measures.
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Homeowners who live closest to the tracks, such as Marion Collins and Tim McManus, recently shared recordings of the bells going off, sometimes in the middle of the night…