Capital Projects

Capital Projects

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CHAIRPERSON MAYOR LISA WONG, FITCHBURG, MA
VICE-CHAIRPERSON MAYOR MARK HAWKE, GARDNER, MA
MOHAMMED KHAN, ADMINISTRATOR

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The Wachusett Station Extension

The Extension of the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Project will reinstate passenger service Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line in downtown Fitchburg. The new Wachusett Station would be within close proximity to Route 2 and 31 interchange. This ease of access to Route 2 is expected to encourage motorists to switch to transit, thereby decreasing greenhouse gas emissions associated with vehicular trips.

The Project involves construction of a new passenger station and appurtenant facilities, and requires the relocation of train staging functions, as well as upgrades to one of the two existing mainline tracks from the present terminus of the Fitchburg Line to a proposed MBTA layover facility approximately 1.2 miles west of the proposed Wachusett Station in Westminster.

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