transportation

If you were planning on taking 54th Avenue starting at the intersection of Veteran's Drive next Monday, you'll have to make other plans. The street will be completely closed beginning at 6:00 a.m. for construction as part of the West Metro Corridor Project.

Construction will close a street in St. Cloud tomorrow. 1st Street South from 4th to 5th Avenue South will be shut down all day.

Clean-up a derailed train is nearly complete in Paynesville. Canadian Pacific spokesman Mike Lovecchio says most of the cars have been removed from the site, and they're in the final stages of the track reconstruction.

Delta Air Lines Inc. is announcing plans to consolidate some operations now in Minneapolis to Atlanta, but will offer jobs to everyone in Minnesota who is willing to relocate.

Amtrak says a backlog of freight caused by flooding along rail lines in Montana and North Dakota is disrupting passenger rail service from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest.

High gas prices continue to drive more people to the Northstar Commuter Rail and Bus Link. The bus that connects St. Cloud area residents with the train in Big Lake saw a record number of riders in May -- up 106% over last May.

Flooding in the Devils Lake basin in northeast North Dakota is affecting Amtrak service between St. Paul, Minn., and Spokane, Wash.

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Metro Bus is offering their free summer youth passes again this year. The U-Go Free Summer Youth Pass is good seven days a week on any Fixed Route bus from June 1st to August 31st.

Ridership on the Northstar Commuter Train is up. Metro Transit says they saw a six-percent increase in the number of Northstar customers in the first quarter of this year, compared to the same period last year.