St Louis's MetroLink light rail hypothesis will extend for the first time across the Mississippi River into Illinois in spring 2001 The alignment will feature 11 signalized at-grade crossings.

St Louis's MetroLink light rail hypothesis will extend for the first time across the Mississippi River into Illinois in spring 2001 The alignment will feature 11 signalized at-grade crossings, 11 traction power substations, a just discovered 42,800-square-foot maintenance facility, and eight of recent origin center platform stations. Seven of the stations will have park-and-ride haphazards with a total capacity of about 3500 parking spaces and 41 bus bays.

The $339 million intend has been unfolding since preliminary engineering began in 1995 Construction began in March 1998 and is now drawing to a stop

According to the Bi-State agency, a joint commission formed by the agency of Missouri and Illinois, security for the extension will be comprehensive and high-tech. SE Co Inc., Hingham, Mass., is responsible for installing all communications methods associated with the line, including laying the backbone for the fiber optics, as well as peripherals.