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Plans for CARTA to buy the Charleston, SC Amtrak station and redevelop it as an inermodal station have taken a blow when the FTA backed out of the deal that was about to be anounced the same day, according to this article.
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I'm not familiar with the history of this project, but it sounds like it has had some 'issues,' From the article:
Once again, it would seem the devil is in the details.
From the article:
CARTA planned to announce Thursday that it was buying the Amtrak station to create a new hub for local and regional buses, trains, limousines and taxis.
But the deal fell through only minutes before the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority board meeting because of objections from the Federal Transit Administration, Board Chairman Elliott Summey said. “You can imagine how angry I am. This wasn’t the way I wanted it to go down. The board was ready to go and they pulled the plug on it,” he said.
At issue is the future of a long-envisioned transportation center to replace the dingy inter-city bus station on Dorchester Road and the aging Amtrak station on Gaynor Avenue. The new facility, known as the Intermodal Transportation Center, has been in the works for more than a decade.
I'm not familiar with the history of this project, but it sounds like it has had some 'issues,' From the article:
Six months ago, a glitch arose with the Intermodal Center site on West Montague because of concerns about whether putting the Amtrak stop there would block rail traffic at CSX’s nearby Bennett Yard. Summey said that issue would have been resolved by putting the transportation center at the existing Amtrak station.
Once again, it would seem the devil is in the details.