Gov. M. Jodi Rell today announced that $103 million for the construction of a new Metro-North Railroad commuter station in West Haven is expected to gain approval when the state bond commission meets next Friday.
Plans for the West Haven station call for more than 700 new parking spaces, as well as a 3,000-square-foot building with a waiting room, restrooms and a newsstand. Construction is to begin in 2010 and be completed in 2012.
“Tens of thousands of passengers count on Metro-North every day,” Rell said. “However, the 11-mile stretch between New Haven and Milford is the longest portion of the New Haven Line without a station.”
A fleet of more than 300 new M-8 rail cars is being built for the New Haven Line and both the New Haven Line and the Shoreline East Railroad have seen enhanced weekday and weekend service.
