by Jay Fitzgerald | Jul 28, 2024
Realtors in the New Bedford and Fall River areas are bracing for a potential surge in homebuying after the new South Coast Rail commuter lines finally opens next spring, barring yet another delay.
by State House News Service | Jun 19, 2024
The long-awaited MBTA commuter rail expansion to the South Coast will not open to passengers until next spring, nearly 18 months after the original opening date attached to the project.
by State House News Service | Apr 12, 2024
After previously delaying the start of South Coast Rail passenger service by about six months, MBTA officials now say they are reassessing the schedule and do not have an updated timeline to share.
by State House News Service | Oct 3, 2023
Passenger service on a commuter rail expansion to southern Massachusetts is not expected to begin until next summer, about half a year later than prior forecasts, MBTA officials said Thursday.
by Cameron Sperance | Dec 25, 2022
Experts say South Coast Rail will operate so infrequently, and will be so expensive to ride, that few developers will have an incentive to build speculative housing developments near its far-flung stations.
by State House News Service | Dec 6, 2022
After decades of debate and several false starts, the Baker administration and MBTA announced Monday that construction is “substantially complete” on the first stretch of the commuter rail expansion, keeping the timeline on track to begin service to Fall River, New Bedford and surrounding communities by late next year.
by James Sanna | Nov 9, 2022
At issue was the state’s new MBTA Communities zoning reform, and concerns its requirement to allow multifamily development by-right in some areas would spark a land rush and gentrification in the working-class city.
by Scott Van Voorhis | May 17, 2020
The new South Coast line and it’s 90-minute end-to-end journey will suddenly open up the region’s mix of outer suburbs, old industrial cities and rural towns – and their significantly lower home and condo prices.
by The Associated Press | May 13, 2020
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has approved a $159 million contract to help build a commuter rail link from southeastern Massachusetts to Boston.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 3, 2019
State and local leaders gathered just north of New Bedford in Freetown to celebrate the start of construction on the first phase of the South Coast Rail expansion project.
by State House News Service | Jun 19, 2019
Transportation officials took a key step toward implementing promised improvements Monday by approving a five-year, $18.3 billion capital investment plan.
by State House News Service | Jun 28, 2016
The cost and timeframe of the South Coast Rail project have dramatically increased, state transportation officials said Monday, assigning the project a $3.4 billion price tag and saying they expect service to begin in 2028 or 2029.