Throughout the past 8 years, Representative Khan and Congressman Barney Frank have been committed to working with the Newton legislative delegation and the MBTA (now MassDOT) to provide a ha ndicapped accessible commuter rail station in Newton. The handicapped accessibility project currently being considered for the Auburndale Commuter Rail Station is a vital development for many residents of Newton. This station is inaccessible to the handicapped, young, families with infants needing strollers and senior citizens. There has been partial federal funding for this project from the 2008 omnibus appropriations bill for the design phase of the project. Currently, there is an earmark in the 2010 consolidated appropriations bill before Congress which has been passed by the House of Representatives, and now awaits Senate approval and President Obama’s signature. |
