ST. LOUIS- The first new Metrolink station to be built in more than a decade in St. Louis is officially open Tuesday morning.
This is Metrolink’s 38th and the first quarter-mile section of the Chouteau Greenway is providing a new transportation option for many in the Central Corridor.
The new station is located between the Central West End and Grand stations where parking is at a premium.
The location of this new station is critical, assuming more than 4,000 people work in the Cortex area. The robust community is filled with workers in fields including technology, life science, marketing and other kinds of innovative businesses.
This is a paved path that eventually will give people the opportunity to walk or ride bicycles from the arch all the way to forest park.
The total price tag for the new project including expanding the nearby Central West End station is $15.5 million.
Metro officials say this is the first transit project to be funded through a public and private partnership.
The Cortex MetroLink Station is open! Celebrate with us.
Here's what we've got planned: https://t.co/bUltzU1i4u pic.twitter.com/bHdMZaTs2T
— Metro (@STLMetro) July 31, 2018
Scene in Cortex District this morning. New Metrolink station up and running between Sarah and Boyle in the Central West End. This is the first new Metrolink station to be built in more than a decade. pic.twitter.com/Q8yv86kTaq
— Chris Regnier (@chrisregniertv) July 31, 2018
