Metro Rail expansion to Amherst moves forward

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Expanding the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s light rail system to Amherst is moving forward now that its Board of Commissioners has given the green light to a nearly $5 million environmental review.
The review is being funded by the New York State’s Buffalo Billion 2 initiative.
The plan calls for expanding the light rail system from the existing University Station in Buffalo onto UB’s north campus in Amherst.
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