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St. Louis Metro and the St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD) have begun a $2.1 million project designed to stop erosion and stabilize soil along 4.5 miles of MetroLink track between Fairview Heights and Swansea, Ill.

The project involves excavating, repairing and stabilizing 15 sites adjacent to Metro’s track and near retaining walls where storm water from a drainage creek has eroded the soil.

Eroded areas will be stabilized via several techniques, such as retaining walls, riprap rock and grass seeding, Metro officials said in a prepared statement.

The project, contracted to Kilian Corp., is expected to be completed in December.