Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 13--Commuter trains may run again on the old Lawrence-to-Manchester line, something the state hasn't seen since 1953. That's the expected recommendation of a two-year study due out next month aimed at reducing congestion on Interstate 93. The study will recommend extending rail service from Lawrence to Londonderry to avoid the cost of tunneling under Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. There would also be stops along the way in Methuen, Mass., Salem, Windham and Derry. The two-state study accompanies New Hampshire's plan to expand I-93 from two lanes to four between Salem and Manchester. That plan provoked an argument -- and a protracted legal battle -- between the Conservation Law Foundation and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. The anticipated recommendations of the alternative...
[read full story]
Your Web Site
