MASSLIVE (May 8, 2018) – Work will begin later this month on a revamped Platform C at Union Station, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation expects the 18- by 362-foot platform will be completed by November.

MassDOT said Tuesday it awarded the $8.2 million contract for the work to J.F. White, of Framingham. White and Schiavone Construction Co., of Secaucus, New Jersey, are partners in the nearly completed reconstruction of the Interstate 91 viaduct through downtown Springfield.

Train passengers now are using Platform D at the station to access Amtrak. CTrail, the new commuter service to New Haven via Hartford, will also use Platform D,  which is to the rear, or Lyman Street, side of the building.

All passengers will use Platform C once it opens.

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