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After a meeting late last week, Amtrak and the Lancaster County Planning Commission (LCPC) announced that issues surrounding the renovation of the Lancaster, Pa., station have been resolved and the project will move forward as planned.

As a result of the meeting, the parties determined that no additional funds beyond Amtrak’s estimate of $1.7 million provided to the LCPC in 2008 will be needed for construction support, Amtrak officials said in a prepared statement.  

Amtrak agreed to provide more project support through closer coordination of scheduling with LCPC’s construction managers. The parties also agreed to increase communication by holding periodic senior-level update meetings.

At issue was the original Amtrak cost estimate of $833,280, which was prepared in 2007 without a construction schedule from the LCPC. A revised cost estimate of $1.7 million was prepared in 2008.