As passengers travel on the rail lines along Connecticut’s coast, more than 100-year-old bridges carry their trains over some of the rivers that flow into Long Island Sound. Billion-dollar projects are underway to replace two of those movable bridges. And by the time work wraps up in 2030 or 2031, assuming there are no delays, a third new bridge could be under construction. The complex projects aim to keep Amtrak, Metro-North and Shore Line East trains running while work is ongoing and to ultimately increase train speeds. Here’s what those barges, cranes and construction crews are up to, and what plans are still in the works.
Connecticut’s century-old coastal rail bridges are getting billion-dollar replacements
