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2001 River <br />October Booth at Northeast Conference and Exhibitor Fair; Minnesota <br />27, 2001 National Guard Annory, 1025 Broadway Street Northeast, <br /> Minneapolis <br /> <br />VIII. Project Schedule <br /> <br /> Milestones for completion of the Northstar Corridor Rail Project are listed below: <br /> <br />November Submit revised New Starts Criteria <br />2001 <br />January Publish FEIS <br />2002 <br />March Environmental Record of Decision <br />2002 <br />June 2002 State financial commitment complete <br />June 2002 Submit request to enter final design <br />June 2002 Begin Value Engineering <br />August Begin final design (includes vehicle specifications) <br />2002 <br />September Submit New Starts Criteria <br />2002 <br />November Complete Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) Company <br />2002 negotiations on track and signal capacity improvements <br />May 2003 Be~n vehicle procurement <br />January Full Funding Grant Agreement <br />2004 <br />March Complete construction agreement with BNSF <br />2004 <br />April 2004 Begin construction <br />June 2005 Complete service agreement with BNSF <br />September Begin start-up and testing <br />2005 <br />December System open <br />2005 <br /> <br />Legislative Session <br /> <br />The next session of the Minnesota State Legislature will commence in <br />February 2002. At the end of the last Special Session, the legislature did not <br />allocate state funding to the Northstar Corridor Rail Project. Mn/DOT is <br />continuing to work with the Administration to identify the Northstar Corridor <br />Rail Project's priority in the capital budget. <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Quarterly Report <br />October 31,2001 <br /> <br /> <br />