Traffic & Transit
Windsor Locks Train Station Lands $17 Million Grant
A federal grant has been awarded to Windsor Locks to create a train station on the Hartford Line.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — Plans to build a train station in Windsor Locks took another step forward recently when Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state received a $17.4 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration.
The new station will be about a mile north of the existing Hartford Line station and is part of a larger transit-oriented development project in historic downtown Windsor Locks, adjacent to the new Montgomery Mills apartment complex along the Windsor Locks Canal.
“Up and down the Hartford Line, towns like Windsor Locks have engaged in aggressive planning around the train stations to maximize the economic energy created by the investment in this train service,” Lamont said in a statement. “This project represents the best in state, local, and private partnerships, and underscores everyone’s commitment to transit-oriented development. Our administration is committed to upgrading Connecticut’s transportation system to remove gridlock and get our state moving again. Projects like this one are essential to getting that done.”
Several state agencies have been working on and funding the project, including CTDOT, the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Housing, and the Office of Policy and Management, through its Responsible Growth Grant Program.
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Windsor Locks also received a Community Connectivity grant from CTDOT for $321,949, specifically for improvements for pedestrians at this location to allow for last-mile connections to the future station and the new Montgomery Mills housing.
“Since it’s opening, the Hartford Line has been a huge success, with ridership numbers on the rise,” Senator Richard Blumenthal, Senator Chris Murphy, and Congressman John Larson said in a joint statement. “We’re proud to have helped secure this federal grant for Windsor Locks. This new station will help the town maximize economic and transit-oriented development opportunities and invest in their future.”
In addition to the new station, other improvements include track and signal work, street-level rail crossings, and Amtrak rail yard work.
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