MIDDLETOWN – The cost to restore the old O&W railroad station in Middletown has risen to an estimated $20 million and city officials have applied for Restore New York funding to close the gap.
In the meantime, Mayor Joseph DeStefano said some preliminary work is underway.
“We have done a lot of the asbestos studies. We already bid phase one, which would be the reinforcement of the building and the mitigation of the asbestos. We are waiting to award that bid and that should happen in the very near future also,” he said.
When rebuilt, the burned-out former train station will be repurposed for office space, child care and other uses.
