MBTA Board Could Vote On Foxborough Pilot Program Monday

FOXBOROUGH, MA — The MBTA's Fiscal Management Control Board could make a decision Monday on whether or not go to ahead with the Foxborough pilot program.

The board is scheduled to hear an update on the proposed test for commuter rail service in the area, with a vote likely. The board heard a presentation on the proposal last month.

If approved, Foxborough will have an 11-month pilot program that will provide train service from the Gillette Stadium platform to South Station in Boston by way of the Fairmount Line. The line would see the use of eight trains from the Fairmount Line and a ninth from the Franklin Line.

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Residents of Hyde Park, Mattapan, and Dorchester, the Boston neighborhoods the line runs through, said at the last meeting that the current proposal does not benefit those who use the line and already have some of the longest commute times for Boston residents.

Supporters of the pilot say the program will help spur economic development in the area and provide an option in an area where many of the train station's parking lots are near or at capacity.

The board is scheduled to meet at the Transportation Building at 10 Park Plaza Monday at noon.

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