The Connecticut Department of Transportation is holding a series of public informational meetings in conjunction with MassDOT and Vermont DOT to discuss a 2030 Vision for High Speed, Intercity, and Regional Rail Service along two broad corridors:
- New York City-New Haven-Hartford-Springfield-Boston, and
- New York City-New Haven-Hartford-Springfield-Vermont-Montreal.
The meetings will include a more detailed discussion of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) segment of the corridors.
Development of the NHHS segment is critical to both of the two broader corridors, since trains serving both corridors will share this segment. The NHHS segment has been the subject of a more detailed study of commuter rail services over the last few years. The meetings will provide an update on that commuter study as well as an explanation of the differences between high speed rail and commuter rail service.
The improvements being proposed along the NHHS segment of the corridor are the first major step in the broader rail vision and will include modifications to existing stations, construction of new stations, and improved rail service – both in efficiency and frequency. The multi-state collaboration that already is occurring among Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont should position us well to compete for and receive additional federal funding for High Speed, Intercity Passenger, and Regional Rail Service under the American Recoveries and Reinvestment Act.
Four public informational meetings will take place on:
- Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 6pm
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, 2nd Floor, 60 Congress Street, Springfield, MA. - Thursday, June 3, 2010 at 6pm
Hartford Union Station, One Union Place, Hartford, CT. - Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 6pm
City of New Haven – Hall of Records, G2 Hearing Room, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, CT. - Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 6pm
Brattleboro Savings and Loan Bank, 221 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT
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