Project Overview
The Wells Area Improvement Project is underway. The Project has two major elements:
- Extend the existing 2-mile passing siding track in Wells six-miles.
- Construct a boarding platform adjacent to the second track at Wells Station and an elevated pedestrian bridge to provide grade-separated passenger access to/from both tracks.
These elements will improve reliability and schedule flexibility of both the Amtrak Downeaster and freight trains and will eventually support the addition of a 6th daily Downeaster round-trip between Wells and Brunswick, Maine.
Project Milestones
| Date | Goal |
|---|---|
| February 2025 | Platform and pedestrian bridge construction contract awarded to Great Falls Construction |
| December 2024 | CSX completes siding track construction |
Project Budget
The total project budget is $31,095,403.
Seventy-three percent of the total is being paid for through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement Grant awarded to NNEPRA by the Federal Railroad Administration in 2019 matched by a 20 percent contribution from the Maine Department of Transportation and six and a half percent contribution from CSX .
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Project Schedule
Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2025
Updated 1/9/2024
