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Gov. Rell and CT legislative leaders stood behind the New Haven-Springfield rail line today, after the State Bond Commission voted to bond $260 million towards the project. The commitment of state funds, pushed by Gov. Rell, should bolster the state’s chances of winning $220 million from the second round of federal high-speed rail grants. [...] The New Haven-Springfield Line will add commuter service and tie into a broader regional rail network, shown above. Connecticut will issue $200 million in bonds for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Line in the hopes of winning an equivalent federal high-speed rail grant, the Hartford Courant reported last week. While the article focuses on [...] How the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield line fits into the New England states' vision for high-speed rail. The Connecticut Department of Transportation, in collaboration with the Massachusetts and Vermont Departments of Transportation, will be holding informational meetings in the coming weeks on the three states’ “2030 Vision for High Speed, Intercity and Regional Rail” service. [...] The New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail line is closer than ever to fruition, now that the project has won $40 million from the federal government’s high-speed rail initiative. Thanks to Gov. Jodi Rell, ConnDOT Commissioner Joe Marie, CT House Speaker Chris Donovan, US Sen. Chris Dodd, and advocates, tracks will soon be on the ground for [...] The New Haven-Springfield rail project includes improvements to New Haven's State Street station. After a two-month delay, the Connecticut State Bond Commission on Friday released $26 million to be used for design work and the construction of a second track along a portion of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield line. Initially planned for release in [...] The route. [Update 12/31: Gov. Rell has announced that the NHHS rail money will be on the agenda of the Bond Commission's January 8 meeting.] The New Haven-Hartford-Springfield commuter rail line was on the agenda at the November meeting of the Connecticut Bond Commission. But the commission failed to release $6 million for [...] Enfield is one of three towns which would receive new rail stations as part of the New Haven-Hartford Springfield Commuter Rail project. (Station concept rendering above.) Tri-State joined several transportation, environment, civic and business groups in asking Connecticut Governor Rell to fast track the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield commuter rail line on Tuesday. The [...] The Hartford-New Britain Busway route. This week ConnDOT will be holding public meetings on both of its major planned transit projects — the long-delayed Hartford-New Britain Busway and the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Commuter Rail, which is undergoing an Environmental Assessment. Both transit projects have long histories, but previous governors’ lack of interest in transit [...] Concept of an improved New Haven State Street station, part of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield plan. Earlier this week, ConnDOT announced that it will hold agency and public scoping hearings for the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield commuter line in early December. Along with the Federal Transit Administration and [...] |
 
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