The transit agency is now one of very few in the United States to connect two major airports.
MetroLink has completed its first expansion in 20 years, extending 5.2 miles to reach the MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Illinois. The project is a key initiative of the Rebuild Illinois program, and makes MetroLink one of the only transit systems in the country to connect two major airports — the agency already serviced St. Louis Lambert International Airport.
The expansion will “expand transportation options, strengthen regional mobility and improve connections to jobs and recreation throughout the Metro East,” Brandon Lewis writes for Mass Transit, as well as improve access to educational and recreational opportunities.
As part of the project, MetroLink also invested $32 million in new roadway infrastructure and expanded the MetroBikeLink Trail by 4.5 miles.
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