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March Publish FEIS <br />2002 <br />April 2002 Environmental Record of Decision <br />April 2002 Begin Value Engineering <br />June 2002 State financial commitment complete <br />June 2002 Submit request to enter final desiaon <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 Company (BNSF) <br />2002 negotiations on track and signal capacity improvements <br />May 2003 Begin 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 ag-reement with BNSF <br />September Begin start-up and testing <br />2005 <br />December System open <br />2005 <br /> <br />Next Steps <br /> <br />Value Engineering is the next major project milestone. <br /> <br />Final design is scheduled to begin in August 2002, depending on consent to <br />enter final design from the FTA. <br /> <br />Mn/DOT is also contemplating a contract with a systems/vehicle procurement <br />consultant to assist Mn/DOT with the vekicle acquisition process and with <br />overall system planning and integration. This contract would not be procured <br />prior to the summer of 2002. <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor Quarterly Report 5 <br />January 23, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />