(12. What is the relationship of this project to the proposed South Coast Rail Project?
MassDOT Highway Division is coordinating with MassDOT's South Coast Rail Project team and the railroad’s freight operator, Mass Coastal Railroad. The interchange project will enhance freight and passenger rail service in the project area in several ways. The proposed interchange project will raise the Anawan Street Bridge over the railroad, which would benefit South Coast Rail trains and other freight service and will allow access to a proposed platform near the Gates of the City monument.)
Another $148 million will go toward the oft-discussed South Coast rail project to New Bedford, with the money set aside for steps such as early design and permits.
deathtopumpkins wrote:It's not quite dead yet!
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/ ... story.htmlAnother $148 million will go toward the oft-discussed South Coast rail project to New Bedford, with the money set aside for steps such as early design and permits.
ohalloranchris wrote:deathtopumpkins wrote:It's not quite dead yet!
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/ ... story.htmlAnother $148 million will go toward the oft-discussed South Coast rail project to New Bedford, with the money set aside for steps such as early design and permits.
Yes, but that Globe story is quite misleading. Throwing $148 million at the project, while the remaining $2.4 billion remains unfunded is a drop in the bucket (and the Globe failed to note that the vast majority remains unfunded).
It's even in my quote above!steps such as early design and permits.
eustis22 wrote:What "permits" and why do they cost $148M???? Isn''t this a rehab of an old ROW?
Teamdriver wrote:Could South Coast Rail stop in Middleboro?
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By Michael Holtzman
Herald News Staff Reporter
Posted Jun. 23, 2016 at 12:42 AM
Updated at 8:44 AM
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Trinnau wrote:Either route is still going to be limited - the corridor isn't exactly brewing in excess capacity during the rush hour either. Extend from Stoughton and you still have those same slots on the corridor the Stoughton trains run in. Extend from Middleboro and its the same thing, you are stuck with the same slots inside of Braintree. The problem is these are goals and ideas that need to be brought into reality. Whatever they're talking about doing now will need to be tempered to match the existing operation no matter what. Either line is viable from a scheduling standpoint if you simply extend rush-hour service - assuming you have the equipment to handle it (and space to park said equipment).
Capacity aside, the Stoughton option might be appealing to more passengers for the simple matter of Ruggles and Back Bay stops.
Army Corps of Engineers wrote:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --> "I can haz electrification moneys!"
South Coast Rail Task Force wrote:¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --> "As long as my friends get paid who cares if it's unusable, amirite?"
The state transportation department had estimated the project could cost $2.23 billion and be complete by 2022, but consultants for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority now say it could cost $3.42 billion and be finished by 2029. The increased costs and delays in the timeline have officials weighing alternatives to the project, which would include 75 miles of track, new locomotives, and 10 new stations.
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