Governor Walz supporting independent audit of Southwest Light Rail Project

Photo by: Governor Tim Walz - Facebook
Photo by: Governor Tim Walz - Facebook

(St. Paul, MN) -- Governor Tim Walz says he supports an independent audit of the Southwest light-rail project.  

Republican lawmakers want work on the most expensive public works project in state history either paused while the audit takes place, or shutdown altogether. The price for the project reached two-billion dollars last year.  

The debate comes after the Metropolitan Council announced last week that the line between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie would cost an addition 450-million-to-550-million and take an additional four years to complete.