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Quiet-zone design stalls after MBTA coordination gaps; Select Board withdraws construction article from special town meeting
Summary
Design work for a proposed Quiet Zone along the Needham commuter rail corridor reached 10% but the town did not receive essential infrastructure or coordination commitments from the MBTA/Keolis; the Select Board withdrew a construction appropriation from the October warrant and will pursue further meetings and a smaller feasibility step.
Needham’s effort to create an MBTA Quiet Zone through town streets stalled on Sept. 24 after staff and the Quiet Zone working group said they had not received the MBTA-level guidance and approvals required to move from preliminary design to a construction-ready plan.
Town staff and working-group members presented a 10% design-level cost estimate that was roughly double earlier feasibility estimates, largely because more extensive signal, sidewalk and intersection upgrades were needed once the MBTA’s design and signal…
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