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MassDOT board approves South Coast Rail contract for up to $210 million
http://www.tauntongazette.com/article/20140618/NEWS/140615929/1994/NEWSMassDOT board approves South Coast Rail contract for up to $210 million
FALL RIVER — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation Board of Directors on Wednesday awarded a contract for up to $210 million for the South Coast Rail, which Gov. Deval Patrick hailed as “a game changer” to move the $2.3 billion project from the planning to construction stage.
The 10-year contract signed with the joint venture Vanasse Hangen Brustlin and HNTB Corp. funds $12 million in the first year to begin program management, partial design development, data collection, continued environmental permitting and public outreach.
The remaining nearly $200 million will be awarded over the next decade in succeeding years, MassDOT officials reported after the director’s vote.
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South Coast Rail would provide commuter service from Fall River and New Bedford to South Station. The route would be through Stoughton, and the service proposed would use electric trains from Canton Junction to Fall River and New Bedford.
