A bus rapid transit route set to begin operations between Woodbury and St. Paul next year will eventually extend to downtown Minneapolis, Metro Transit announced this week. The Gold Line extension revealed Tuesday, which will replace Route 94 and extend from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis, is expected to be complete in 2027.

Metro Transit’s Gold Line, a bus rapid transit line opening in March that will provide service between downtown St. Paul and Woodbury, will now extend to Minneapolis starting in 2027, Metro

In 2027, Gold Line service will be extended to downtown Minneapolis, Minn., allowing people to travel more efficiently across the metro.

The METRO Gold Line is expanding to downtown Minneapolis by 2027, expecting to enhance transit with efficient bus service.

A new bus rapid transit route set to begin operating between Woodbury and St. Paul next spring will also be expanded to serve downtown Minneapolis in 2027, Metro Transit announced Tuesday.

Metro Transit hopes to make commuting across the Twin Cities area easier by the end of the decade. The Gold Line, which is set to open in March 2025, will extend to downtown Minneapolis in 2027, Metro Transit announced on Tuesday.