PHILADELPHIA — Federal officials are rethinking a plan to build new high-speed railroad tracks through parts of Connecticut and Rhode Island after complaints that the project would devastate neighbourhoods, marshlands and tourist attractions. The Federal Railroad Administration dropped the proposal from the latest version of a $120 billion to $150 billion master plan, released Wednesday, to rebuild the congested Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C., over the next 30 years. Construction couldn’t begin without the support and agreement of state leaders, FRA project manager Rebecca Reyes-Alicea said. “We proposed an informed option that we wanted to put on the table and get reaction,” Reyes-Alicea said of the now-shelved plan. Work has already begun on some projects incorporated into the FRA’s plan.

Source: National Post July 12, 2017 18:45 UTC