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Cable Installation Update: May 2013

Amtrak continues the installation of underground signal and communication cables, the first portion of construction for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program. This work is required to upgrade signal and communication systems for the NHHS rail corridor and prepare for subsequent track and infrastructure improvements to re-establish Track 2. Learn more >>

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The New Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Project will provide significant new regional passenger rail service options as a key component of a robust and vibrant multi-modal regional transportation system.

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Cable installation (Hartford)

Cable installation (Hartford)

Cable plow installation (Newington)

Cable plow installation (Newington)

Cable plowing

Cable plowing

Cable plowing

Cable plowing

Cable support of bridge attachments at New Britain Avenue in West Hartford

Cable support of bridge attachments at New Britain Avenue in West Hartford

Installing pull ropes (Newington/Hartford)

Installing pull ropes (Newington/Hartford)

Loading material from Hamden storage yard

Loading material from Hamden storage yard

Loading material from storage facility in Hamden

Loading material from storage facility in Hamden

Plow mobilization

Plow mobilization

Pre-ripping

Pre-ripping

Silt fence installation

Silt fence installation

Trenching prior to cable installation

Trenching prior to cable installation

NHHS rail program news

  • Meriden cable work is part of high-speed rail service - Posted May 14, 2013
  • Cable Installation Update: May 2013 - Posted May 9, 2013
  • National Train Day - Posted May 9, 2013
  • NHHS Rail Program Highlighted at 2013 Eastern Region Rail Crossing Conference - Posted April 22, 2013
  • Cable Installation Update: April 2013 - Posted April 3, 2013
  • Cable Installation Update: March 2013 - Posted March 4, 2013
  • Cable Installation Update: February 2013 - Posted January 24, 2013
  • MassDOT’s 21st Century Transportation Plan: Important News for NHHS - Posted January 15, 2013
  • Cable Installation Update: January, 2013 - Posted January 3, 2013
  • Cable Installation Update: Week of December 31st - Posted December 28, 2012
  • Cable Installation Update: Weeks of December 17th, 24th and 31st - Posted December 19, 2012
  • Cable Installation Update: Week of December 17th - Posted December 13, 2012
  • With Billions of Transportation Projects Needed, State Looks To Transit-Oriented Development - Posted December 11, 2012
  • Cable Installation Update: Weeks of December 10th and 17th - Posted December 10, 2012
  • Cable Installation Update: Week of December 3rd and 10th - Posted November 30, 2012
  • Cable Installation Update: Week of November 26th - Posted November 27, 2012
  • Cable Installation Update: Week of November 19th - Posted November 20, 2012
  • CTDOT Begins Cable Installation - Posted November 12, 2012
  • NHHS On-Board Ridership Survey Begins - Posted October 9, 2012
  • Media Coverage Of the NHHS Rail Program October 1st FRA Grant Award - Posted October 4, 2012
  • Fall 2012 Edition of the NHHS Rail Program Newsletter Now Available - Posted October 3, 2012
  • NHHS Rail Program Receives $121 Million from the Federal Railroad Administration - Posted October 1, 2012
  • New Haven to Springfield commuter rail upgrade plans reach milestone - Posted August 24, 2012
  • NHHS Rail Program Achieves Major Milestone - Posted August 17, 2012
  • Springfield's Union Station on track to glorious tomorrow - Posted August 3, 2012
  • Springfield, MA, Union Station to receive $21 million for renovation - Posted July 23, 2012
  • Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz appoints passenger rail committee - Posted July 5, 2012
  • State Must Tap Transit Corridor Potential - Posted June 20, 2012
  • Comment Period for the NHHS EA/EIE Will End On June 22, 2012 - Posted June 19, 2012
  • Public Hearing on the NHHS EA/EIE Held in North Haven - Posted June 19, 2012
  • Public Hearings for NHHS EA/EIE to continue this week - Posted June 12, 2012
  • Video of June 7 NHHS Rail EA/EIE Public Hearing Available for Viewing - Posted June 11, 2012
  • Wallingford must pick a new location for the station - Posted June 11, 2012
  • The noise. The traffic jams. - Posted June 9, 2012
  • NHHS Rail Program June Public Hearings Presentation and Informational Material Now Available - Posted June 8, 2012
  • New Haven – Hartford – Springfield Train Meeting - Posted June 8, 2012
  • Report: Impact of Train Service Coming to Town - Posted June 7, 2012
  • NHHS Rail Program June Public Hearings - Posted June 5, 2012
  • NHHS Environmental Assessment Update on WNPR's Morning Edition - Posted May 30, 2012
  • Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Evaluation (EA/EIE) Now Available - Posted May 8, 2012
  • NHHS Rail Program Environmental Assessment/Environmental Impact Evaluation (EA/EIE) Fact Sheet - Posted May 7, 2012
  • Spring 2012 Edition of the NHHS Rail Program Newsletter Now Available - Posted May 2, 2012
  • Town awarded state grant for 889 Farmington Avenue project - Posted March 29, 2012
  • Connecticut outpaced national economy last year - Posted March 28, 2012
  • State and Growth - Posted March 19, 2012
  • Meriden ‘Express’ - Posted March 4, 2012
  • Busy Four Years Loom as Meriden Readies for Downtown Transition - Posted February 27, 2012
  • In Wallingford, revitalization proposal to be revived - Posted February 22, 2012
  • Envisioning a brighter future for Colony Street in Meriden - Posted February 5, 2012
  • City of Meriden Transit Oriented Development Website - Posted February 2, 2012
  • Connecticut Must Focus its Transportation Needs, Advocates Say - Posted January 20, 2012
  • Residential Focus Questioned as Meriden Transit Center Plan Airs - Posted January 18, 2012
  • Malloy: Integrated Effort Needed to Repair Transportation Infrastructure - Posted January 15, 2012
  • Plan to Renovate Old Kensington School for Housing - Posted January 10, 2012
  • Connecticut: One of the Best Places --- and one of the worst - Posted December 26, 2011
  • Will Meriden crosstown traffic be two-way again? - Posted December 26, 2011
  • A farewell to Factory H in Meriden - Posted December 21, 2011
  • Factory H Demolition in Meriden to Begin Soon - Posted December 8, 2011
  • Congressional High-Speed Rail Hearing Misses the Point - Posted December 7, 2011
  • $500,000 Grant Awarded to Fix Future Police Station Site - Posted December 2, 2011
  • Connecticut Officials Remain Confident in Rail Project - Posted November 23, 2011
  • Gov. Malloy Announces Approval of $275 Million in Federal Transit Funds for New Britain-Hartford Bus Rapid Transit Project - Posted November 21, 2011
  • Hartford Will Acquire Capitol West Building near Union Station - Posted November 19, 2011
  • Plans for Meriden’s Downtown Transit-Oriented District Unveiled at Public Meeting - Posted November 15, 2011
  • Congressman John Mica: Northeast Corridor A High-Speed Rail Priority To Include Amtrak Participation - Posted November 9, 2011
  • Revised Schedule for Release of NHHS Environmental Assessment - Posted November 3, 2011
  • "Economic Opportunities" Conference Explores NHHS Rail Corridor Strategies - Posted October 27, 2011
  • Dependable Rail in 2016: What will it mean for the Knowledge Corridor? - Posted October 27, 2011
  • NHHS Update on The Citizen Mike Show - Posted October 19, 2011
  • Malloy Administration Approves $5 Million for Local ‘Transit-Oriented Development’ Projects - Posted October 14, 2011
  • Windsor Locks - Saving Our Main Street - Posted September 26, 2011
  • Governor Malloy Announced Release of $30 Million in Federal Funds for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Passenger Rail Corridor - Posted September 21, 2011
  • "Citizen Mike Show" Focuses on NHHS Rail Project - Posted September 8, 2011
  • John Bernick Meets with Judd Square Residents - Posted September 8, 2011
  • Town of Windsor Locks to Hold Public Meeting on September 20th - Posted September 7, 2011

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