MARC trains to UD? Possibility inches closer with award of Newark train station contract
A likely expansion of passenger rail service to the University of Delaware inched closer last week when the state awarded its second contract to reconstruct the Newark Train Station.
Wilmington-based Bancroft Construction Company won the phase-2 contract with a $7.6 million bid – nearly double a state engineer's $3.8 million cost estimate.
With the award, Bancroft crews will construct a station building for waiting passengers that includes bathrooms and a ticket window. The work is expected to last 453 days, according to contract documents.
It is one part of a larger undertaking by the state and federal government to expand rail facilities and track capacity in Newark at a cost of $62.3 million.
Read more: http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2017/12/11/marc-trains-ud-possibility-inches-closer-award-newark-train-station-contract/939943001/
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This is a BFD for our area! Not to mention, it could open UD and the area up for easier commutes south, with more stops added.
What we have right now is reminiscent of the Hooterville ticket window in Petticoat Junction. 