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June 5, 2008

Amtrak: Conn. bridge work to disrupt Northeast corridor

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Amtrak says some of its Northeast corridor service will be disrupted for four days in New England later this month while it renovates an aging Connecticut drawbridge and does maintenance work.

Amtrak will replace the span of the 90-year-old Thames River Bridge between New London and Groton from June 14-17. The work marks the final stage of a multi-year, $83-million improvement project on the bridge. The bridge handles 36 passenger trains and two freight trains every weekday.

The railroad says it also will do maintenance over the same four days between New Haven and Boston. That work will result in cancellations of Acela Express service between New York and Boston and regional trains between Boston and New Haven.

Amtrak is urging passengers traveling between Boston and New Haven to make arrangements with commercial bus lines Peter Pan and Greyhound.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:51 PM | Permalink

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