LePage wants review of Downeaster layover facility
Gov. Paul LePage has asked federal regulators to conduct a “significant and thorough review” of a proposed train maintenance and layover facility for Amtrak Downeaster trains near a neighborhood in Brunswick.
The Bangor Daily News reported LePage, in an undated letter to Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo, echoed concerns of a neighborhood group that has strongly opposed the proposed location for the layover facility. LePage said that an alternative location in East Brunswick, near Brunswick Landing, could incorporate the facility into a multi-modal transportation hub and address the neighborhood group’s concerns over environmental impact and noise.
The Federal Railroad Administration is reviewing the project’s environmental assessment to determine whether a full environmental impact study will be required, the newspaper reported. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority also needs to secure funding for the proposed 60,000-square-foot, $12 million layover facility.
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