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[KevinKorell]

Fall River, MA Herald News, 1/26/24:

 

 

 

  South Coast Rail construction is continuing through winter. Here are the latest updates.    

 

 

Even though winter weather is upon us, construction is ongoing on the MBTA’s South Coast Rail project.

 

The service will link Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton to Boston by commuter train for the first time since the 1950s. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Fall River, MA Herald-News, 2/5/24:

 

 

 MBTA says South Coast Rail stations will be finished within weeks. Check out the progress.      

 

 

South Coast Rail is gaining steam, with key stations in the project almost complete, according to officials at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Fall River, MA Herald-News, 4/1/24:

 

 

 End of the line for South Coast Rail: MBTA to talk project's final stages at meeting      

 

It's nearly boarding time. 

 

The South Coast Rail team has invited the public to a community meeting to discuss the project, which is wrapping up construction.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Not so fast!

 

Banker & Tradesman, 4/12/24:

 

 

 

 New Leadership Delays South Coast Rail Start Again    

 

 

 

After previously delaying the start of South Coast Rail passenger service by about six months, MBTA officials now say they are reassessing the schedule and do not have an updated timeline to share.

 

This is the latest.

[KevinKorell]

The Public's Radio, 4/11/24:

 

 

     South Coast Rail delayed again, as MBTA parts ways with project’s top manager   

 

 

MBTA officials have announced that South Coast Rail is unlikely to meet its goal of opening this summer, less than a month after the agency quietly parted ways with the project’s highest-ranking manager.

 

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