Selectmen Approve 150 New Parking Spots During Train Station Construction

MANSFIELD, MA — The train station parking lots will be allowed to park more vehicles that usual during construction.

Wednesday night, the board voted to grant Mansfield Parking LLC and Foundry LLC an additional 60 spots each, bringing vehicle capacity at both lots to 235 cars each. Thirty cars will be allowed to park down the road at 206-214 North Main Street as well.

Overall, there will be 150 new temporary spots to replace about 120 that have been temporarily closed for the $7.5 million project.

The $7.5 million project is set to include brand new pedestrian ramps, stairways to allow platforms to be accessible for inbound and outbound passengers, and replacement of the existing mini-high platforms, which are currently in poor condition with compliant mini-high platforms. Two temporary platforms are to be installed by construction contractor Barletta Heavy Division Inc., while the existing mini-high platforms are replaced in order to maintain public access, according to MBTA.

Commuters can also expect the repaving of both platforms, new canopies, new tactile strips along both platforms, new lighting, guard rails, bollards, signage, curb cuts, and parking lot improvements for better accessibility.

The project is expected to take about two year.

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