Nearly six years after first announcing a proposal to replace the more than century-old railroad bridge spanning the Connecticut River between Old Lyme and Old Saybrook, the estimated $400 million project appears to be moving forward. Obtaining the license from DEEP is one of many regulatory steps the rail service must take with both the state and federal governments — which include permits from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and the state’s Historic Preservation Office — before it can proceed with building the new bridge. Construction is expected to take about four years to complete, Abrams wrote Wednesday. According to information published in October 2019 by the Northeast Corridor Commission, construction was estimated to begin in 2024.
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