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Posted 10 March 2016 - 02:47 AM

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Temporary Boarding Platform to Open March 28 in Meriden

New Station to be Constructed as part of NHHS Rail Program

 

The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today that a temporary boarding platform will be established at the site of the Meriden train station while a new station is built at the existing location, 60 State Street.  The station project will also require the permanent closing of Brooks Street between Colony Street and State Street later this month.

The existing station will be demolished as part of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program, now branded as the CTrail Hartford Line. The temporary station will consist of a drop-off area, low level passenger loading platform, and bus shelter located on Brooks Street in Meriden. Travelers may purchase tickets on the train.

 

The bus stop located at 60 State Street in Meriden will not be affected by the station closure. The temporary platform will remain in service until construction of the new CTrail Hartford Line Meriden Station is completed in spring 2017.

 

The Brooks Street closure will take effect during the week of March 21; the temporary station will begin operating on March 28 and the existing station will be permanently closed.

 

The nearly $60 million station construction project, which began in 2014, includes new stations in Wallingford, Meriden and Berlin. These stations will provide approximately 500-foot long high level platforms interconnected with a pedestrian bridge.  The bridge will house elevators to provide full Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access.  The project also provides canopies over nearly half the platforms and incorporates a radiant hydronic heating system to address snow removal.  Over 200 parking spaces will be provided on surface parking lots at Berlin and Wallingford.  Meriden will have both a surface parking lot and a parking garage with a total of over 280 spaces.

 

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When required, local detours will be established on Brooks Street, State Street, Colony Street, and East Main Street. Construction signs will be posted for local residents and businesses.

The future CTrail Hartford Line will provide more frequent, convenient and faster passenger rail service between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield by increasing the number of round trip trains from six daily Amtrak intercity and regional trains to a total of 17 round trip trains a day to Hartford, and 12 trains per day to Springfield.  The majority of the existing rail stations will be replaced and several new stations will be built.  The expanded service and new stations are expected to increase ridership, improve the high speed and passenger rail system serving the northeast, expand intermodal transportation options, encourage economic development and create more livable and sustainable communities. CTrail Hartford Line service is scheduled to launch in January 2018.

For more information about the Program, visit www.nhhsrail.com, connect via Facebook at www.facebook.com/NHHSrail or Twitter at @NHHSrail.

 



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Posted 10 March 2016 - 03:00 AM

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Spring 2016 Edition of the NHHS Rail Program Newsletter is Now Available

 

The Spring 2016 edition of the NHHS Rail Program newsletter is now available on the Program website (see link below).

Highlights of this edition include:

  • State Bond Commission Approves Funding for Hartford Line Construction and Final Design for Additional Stations
  • CTDOT Seeks Hartford Line Service Provider
  • Selection of Ticket Vending Machine Contractor
  • Major Construction Continues at Hartford Line Stations

View the newsletter.

 

For more information about the Program, visit www.nhhsrail.com, connect via Facebook at www.facebook.com/NHHSrail or Twitter at @NHHSrail.



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Posted 01 April 2016 - 02:55 PM

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CTDOT Seeks Service Provider for CTrail Hartford Line

 

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a service provider on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield intercity rail line, now branded as the CTrail Hartford Line. The RFP is open only to those service providers approved and “short-listed” after a Request for Qualifications issued by CTDOT in 2014. 

 

“The Hartford Line service provider will be responsible for hiring personnel, operating trains, maintaining stations, parking facilities, and overseeing station advertising,” said CTDOT Commissioner James P. Redeker.  “Meanwhile, as the line owner, Amtrak will remain responsible for right of way maintenance, signaling and train dispatching.”

Under the RFP, responding companies will be required to provide a price proposal for providing the service, as well as a more in-depth description of their qualifications, and a technical proposal detailing how they will staff, operate and maintain Hartford Line passenger rail service for the CTDOT. Final selection of a service provider is scheduled to occur in late 2016.

 

The CTrail Hartford Line service will provide more frequent, convenient and faster passenger rail service between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield by increasing the number of round trip trains from six daily Amtrak intercity  trains to a total of 17 round trip trains a day to Hartford, and 12 trains per day to Springfield. The expanded service and new stations are expected to increase ridership, improve travel times, expand intermodal transportation options, encourage economic development and create more livable and sustainable communities.

The expanded service is scheduled to begin in January 2018.

Future updates on the status and location of construction activities will be provided on the NHHS Rail Program website at
www.nhhsrail.com, Facebook, Twitter and by email. To receive email updates, please register on the NHHS Rail Program website.

 

 

 

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Posted 06 April 2016 - 03:51 PM

Berlin, CT Citizen, 4/5/16:

 


Railroad improvement work increases with impact on local traffic

 

The state Department of Transportation and Amtrak have alerted motorists in Meriden and Wallingford to expect construction delays and detours as workers replace the Gypsy Lane bridge and prepare the road crossings for double tracking to begin this summer.

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Posted 06 April 2016 - 04:07 PM

Hartford (CT) Courant, 4/1:
 

Connecticut Seeks Contractor To Run Hartford Rail Line

 

HARTFORD — After a prolonged delay last year, the state is resuming its search for a contractor to run the Hartford Line commuter trains when service begins in early 2018.

 

The transportation department on Friday issued a request for proposals from contractors that want to run the commuter rail operation that will link communities along the I-91 corridor with Fairfield County and Manhattan.

 

The DOT expects to select a contractor later this year and work out a contract.

 

The contractor that's chosen will work with the DOT to staff the operation and do test runs next year to be sure the trains and schedules will be ready to go in January 2018.

 

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Posted 22 April 2016 - 10:15 AM

 

 

Materials stockpiled in Meriden, Wallingford reflect commuter rail project’s scope

 

MERIDEN — The 21,000 concrete railroad ties stockpiled in the Amtrak rail yard on State Street make it easier to grasp the scope of construction along the CTrail Hartford Line corridor.

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Posted 22 April 2016 - 11:20 AM

 

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Temporary Train Boarding Platform to Open April 25 in Berlin

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that a temporary boarding platform will be established at the site of the Berlin train station beginning April 25, while a new station is built at the existing location at 51 Depot Road.  The existing station and platform will close for renovations as part of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program. The temporary facility will include a drop-off area, low-level passenger loading platform and bus shelter located at the south end of the existing station. Travelers may purchase tickets on the train.

The temporary platform will remain in service until construction of the new CTrail Hartford Line Berlin Station is completed in the spring 2017.

The nearly $60 million station construction project, which began in 2014, includes new stations in Wallingford, Meriden and Berlin. These stations will provide approximately 500-foot long, high-level platforms interconnected with a pedestrian bridge.  The bridge will house elevators to provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access.  The project also provides canopies over nearly half the length of the platforms and incorporates a hydronic heating system in the platforms to address snow removal.  More than 200 parking spaces will be provided on surface parking lots at Berlin and Wallingford.  Parking at the Meriden station will be provided in a surface lot and a parking garage with a total of over 280 spaces.

When required, local detours will be established on Depot Road. Construction signs will be posted for local residents and businesses.

The CTrail Hartford Line will provide more frequent, convenient and faster passenger rail service between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield by increasing the number of round trip trains from six daily Amtrak intercity and regional trains to a total of 17 round trip trains per day to Hartford, and 12 trains per day to Springfield.  The majority of the existing rail stations will be replaced and several new stations will be built.  The expanded service and new stations are expected to increase ridership, improve the high-speed and passenger rail system serving the northeast, expand intermodal transportation options, encourage economic development and create more livable and sustainable communities. CTrail Hartford Line service is scheduled to launch in January 2018.

Future updates on the status and location of construction activities will be provided on the NHHS Rail Program website at www.nhhsrail.com, Facebook, Twitter and by email. To receive email updates, please register on the NHHS Rail Program website.

 

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Posted 26 April 2016 - 10:46 AM

 

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CTrail Hartford Line Construction Continues in Meriden

The 21,000 concrete railroad ties stockpiled in the Amtrak rail yard on State Street in Meriden make it easier to grasp the scope of construction along the CTrail Hartford Line corridor.

The $639 million project is updating the rail corridor to include double tracking and facilitate more frequent commuter trains between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield. The corridor crosses through many cities and towns, including Wallingford, Berlin and North Haven, as well as Meriden.

The concrete ties being stored at the rail yard in Meriden will be used to build a second track in the central Connecticut area, said John Bernick, assistant rail administrator for the state Department of Transportation. New wood ties on the existing track were installed in 2010, Bernick said.

Read the complete Record-Journal article.

Future updates on the status and location of construction activities will be provided on the NHHS Rail Program website at www.nhhsrail.com, Facebook, Twitter and by email. To receive email updates, please register on the NHHS Rail Program website.

 

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Posted 12 October 2016 - 04:11 PM

Metro Magazine, 10/12:
 


Mammoth-sized track construction machine used for Conn. line unveiled

 

A mammoth-sized Track Construction Machine (TCM) that is now being used to double-track portions of the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) passenger rail line, now being branded as the CTrail Hartford Line, was unveiled this week.

 

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As part of the NHHS Rail Program, the 250-ton TCM is laying nearly nine miles of track between North Haven and Meriden. The effort will take approximately three weeks to complete and will safely and efficiently lay new track without interfering with the operation of train traffic on the adjacent existing mainline track. The primary benefits of using a TCM over other methods of track construction are its production capability and the fact that it can lay track without disrupting train operations on adjacent tracks. This marks the first time a TCM will be used to lay this significant length of track in Connecticut.

 

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Posted 26 October 2016 - 12:19 AM

 

 

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CTDOT Initiates Rail Noise Mitigation Efforts

Becomes New England’s First State to Install Wayside Horn Systems  

 

On October 24, 2016, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced that Connecticut would become the first state in New England to install automated horn systems, commonly known as wayside horns, at various rail at-grade crossings. Installed as part of CTDOT’s noise mitigation efforts along the CTrail Hartford Line, the first horn became operational today (October 24, 2016) at the Cooper Street crossing in Meriden.

CTDOT Commissioner James P. Redeker states, “As we gear up for service launch on the Hartford Line, we are eager to be at the forefront of wayside horn system installation in Connecticut and recognize the benefits it brings to communities along the line.”

A wayside horn system consists of stationary horns mounted on poles at active rail at-grade crossing.  The system is designed to provide a consistent audible warning to motorists and pedestrians upon the approach of a train to the at-grade crossing. Wayside horns take the place train-mounted horns, which typically are activated up to ½ mile in advance of the crossing.  By focusing audible warnings toward the roadways approaching at-grade crossings, wayside horns reduce noise associated with railroad at-grade crossings.

The installation of wayside horns helps CTDOT satisfy one of the conditions of the 2012 Environmental Assessment prepared for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Rail Program, which requires noise associated with the enhanced rail service to be mitigated near sensitive noise receptors, such as residential neighborhoods, educational institutions and recreational areas.

“The installation of wayside horns is consistent with CTDOT’s commitment to safety at grade crossings and fulfills our obligation to reduce noise associated with the Program, thereby improving quality of life for our neighbors along the corridor,” said John Bernick, CTDOT Assistant Rail Administrator. “We will look to install additional systems along the Hartford Line in specific areas to reduce train horn noise as we approach service launch.”

The CTrail Hartford Line service will provide more frequent, convenient and faster passenger rail service between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield by increasing the number of round trip trains from six daily Amtrak intercity and regional trains to a total of 17 round trip trains a day to Hartford, and 12 trains per day to Springfield.  The majority of the existing rail stations will be replaced and several new stations will be built.  The expanded service and new stations are expected to increase ridership, improve the high speed and passenger rail system serving the northeast, expand intermodal transportation options, encourage economic development and create more livable and sustainable communities.

 

Future updates on the status and location of construction activities will be provided on the NHHS Rail Program website at www.nhhsrail.com, Facebook, Twitter and by email. To receive email updates, please register on the NHHS Rail Program website.

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