Xcel also says its customers should not have to endure interruptions in their service caused by LRT contractors. The light rail planners had agued the suit could jeopardize the11.6-mile Hiawatha project, which will run from Downtown to the Mall of America. US District Judge John Tunheim ordered the disputing parties to work together to make sure the utility work is done immediately and comprehensively.

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