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State transportation chief questions Union Station cost

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Extensive remodeling plans at Union Station in New Haven may have to be scaled back over cost concerns.

The New Haven Register reports that state Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said Monday a 2013 proposal is a ``nice plan,'' but may not be financially feasible.

He said the cost is significant and the proposal asked what could be done if money were no object.

The remodeling proposal would cost about $4.4 million, which would be in addition to a 645-car garage, resulting in 459 net new spaces at a cost of $14.8 million. The plan includes a privately financed building for residences facing Union Avenue with retail space.

The 2013 report proposed a two-story annex at Union Station for deeper retail bays and more passenger seating and waiting areas.

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