State transportation officials told New Bedford residents at a Tuesday community meeting that the long-promised South Coast Rail project is nearing the halfway point, and could start carrying passengers by the end of 2023.
The capital plan announced by the Baker-Polito Administration today includes millions for SouthCoast projects, including nearly $300 million for the South Coast Rail and $24 million in UMass Dartmouth building upgrades.
Chris Dempsey, Director of Transportation for Massachusetts, joined Marcus Ferro to talk about South Coast Rail and other transportation issues for our area.
Guest writer Ned Carson says if Middleboro doesn't want to change its zoning by-laws to get an MBTA station, that's fine. He says it doesn't need one then.