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Massachusetts officials announce $50 million for Newtonville station rebuild to add accessible platforms and all‑day service
Summary
Governor Healy, MBTA officials and local leaders announced a $50,000,000 commitment in state, MBTA and federal funds to rebuild Newtonville commuter rail station with two high-level accessible platforms, elevators and track upgrades to enable full-day two-way service; procurement is expected in 2025.
Governor Maura Healy announced that state, MBTA and federal funds totaling $50,000,000 are lined up to rebuild the Newtonville commuter rail station, calling the project a partnership between local, state and federal officials to improve accessibility and support nearby housing development.
"This is gonna be modern. It's going to be user friendly, and it's going to be accessible," Governor Healy said, describing plans for two fully accessible level‑boarding platforms, elevators, improved lighting, signage and enhanced security features.
Phil Ng, introduced at the event as MBTA general manager, said the existing Newtonville platform is low level and reachable only by stairs and that around 1,000 inbound and 1,000 outbound riders use the station today. "The contract for this station, we anticipate putting that on the street in 2025," Ng said, and added the MBTA is still…
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