Traingeek3629 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:25 am
Any timeline for the Hartford station/viaduct replacement project? I know it times with the 84 project which won't be completed until at least 2040, but doesn't the viaduct come before the 84 project?
I spoke to one of the CTDOT engineers during a public I84 meeting and he said if a below grade option (the current favored option) is selected as a design, moving the existing rail track and adding a second track would happen in the beginning of the construction phase in order to make room for the new road and allow commuters to use the Hartford Line during I84 rebuild.
As far as timing, the best option is to sign up for updates at the I84 project website (
http://www.i84hartford.com/) and monitor the local Hartford news. As the I84 project schedule stands now, we're looking at 2030 as the earliest date for the new rail alignment.
Traingeek3629 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:25 am
Furthermore, are there any design plans for the station?
The March 2018 station options are the latest that I've seen.
https://www.courant.com/real-estate/pro ... story.html
"The options locate the train station just to the west of the new highway, which would be lowered in the reconstruction. But the options differ on the placement of a combined bus station and parking garage. One places it just to the west of the lowered highway, while the other locates it above the highway."