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Redding First Selectman: no viable alternative to locomotive horns in New Canaan Branch Line study; WestCOG asks CT DOT for demonstration
Summary
Staff summarized a New Canaan Branch Line train-horn memorandum. Redding First Selectman Julia Pemberton said a two-year study with CT DOT and Metro-North found no viable alternative to locomotive horns; WestCOG expressed interest in a CT DOT demonstration of wayside horns.
WestCOG staff presented a staff-prepared memorandum on train-horn impacts along the New Canaan Branch Line. Julia Pemberton, First Selectman of Redding, described her towns two-year effort involving study, extensive public outreach and coordination with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) and Metro-North Railroad.
"In conclusion, no alternative to locomotive horns (i.e., Quiet Zones and Wayside Horns) was considered viable," Pemberton said, summarizing the outcome of the study and outreach. She characterized the process as involving study and coordination over two years.
Chairman Jayme Stevenson asked staff to continue evaluating train horn noise mitigation measures and noted interest in a CT DOT demonstration of wayside horns. The transcript does not indicate that the meeting adopted any specific policy or funding action; the discussion was framed as review and continued evaluation.
The transcript excerpt did not include exact technical data, schedules for mitigation, or a decision by CT DOT to proceed with a demonstration. WestCOG participants urged continued study; specific next steps beyond expressing interest in a demonstration were not specified in the excerpt.
The meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m.; the next WestCOG meeting was announced for July 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
