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VTrans: Montreal passenger-rail project slowed; next engineering step needs about $500,000
Summary
VTrans told the House Transportation Committee the project to restore/extend Amtrak service to Montreal has support on both sides of the border but progress has slowed; Quebec previously signaled funding for the next engineering step but recent budget changes mean the agency is now seeking about $500,000 to convert an existing study into bid-ready engineering documents.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation told the House Transportation Committee on Jan. 7 that binational work to advance Amtrak service to Montreal remains active but has slowed in the past year.
Dan, the agency rail director as referenced in the hearing, said Vermont and Quebec continue monthly conversations, "but we are moving slower" and the work has not advanced as quickly as it had two years ago. The next needed step, he said, is to convert a completed concept…
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