NEW BRUNSWICK – Sophia’s heels made a click-clack sound on the pavement as she hurried to the platform to catch the 3:37 p.m. train to Newark. When she was told the New Brunswick Train Station would be getting a $70 million overhaul, she shrugged.

“That’s great,” she said. “As long as my train is on time.”

Weary travelers of New Brunswick, you will be happy to know the state, county and city officials who gathered Tuesday to mark the launch of the expansion and modernization of the station said keeping the trains running on time hasn’t been lost in the sweeping changes ahead.

A multi-phase construction process will begin with the sidewalk and exterior work along Easton Avenue and Albany Street, followed by construction of the new ticketing center featuring an elevator and waiting areas,

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