The Kenrick Avenue Park and Ride[1][2] is a 750-space parking ramp in Lakeville, Minnesota providing interchange for bus passengers.

Kenrick Avenue Park & Ride
General information
Coordinates44°42′24″N 93°17′04″W / 44.7067°N 93.2844°W / 44.7067; -93.2844
Owned byMetro Transit
Connections467
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedSeptember 28, 2009

The three-level park-and-ride ramp is located on the site of a former Minnesota Department of Transportation weigh station, on the east side of Interstate Highway 35 at Kenrick Avenue and 167th Street West, about two miles south of the point where I-35E and I-35W divide. In January, 2009, the Metropolitan Council awarded a $6.6 million contract to Adolphson & Peterson Construction to build the station,[3] which began serving customers on September 28, 2009.

Northbound buses access the freeway directly from the station. Buses on Metro Transit's Express Bus Route 467[4] now serve commuters destined for downtown Minneapolis. A future extension of the Metro Orange Line, a bus rapid transit service to downtown Minneapolis, may also serve the facility.[5]

The station was built at a cost of $8.67 million. Most of the cost was paid by the federal government with $1.7 million coming from Minnesota state bonds. The park and ride was the third largest facility by capacity in the Metro Transit system in 2011.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenrick Avenue Park & Ride in Lakeville". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  2. ^ "Metro Transit Notice: Kenrick Ave. Park & Ride Facility/Roundabout Community Informational Open House" (PDF). City of Lakeville. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. ^ "Transit improvements through the Urban Partnership Agreement". Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  4. ^ "Express Bus Route 467". Metro Transit. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  5. ^ "Orange Line FAQs - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  6. ^ Adams, Jim (17 May 2011). "Lakeville's New Bus Service Taking Off". Star Tribune via Mass Transit. Retrieved 2 November 2023.