Stonington -- SECoast, the nonprofit group fighting the controversial Amtrak bypass proposal through the region, will hold a public forum on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Pawcatuck firehouse.

The Stonington Board of Selectmen as well as state Sen. Heather Somers, R-18th District, are expected to attend. Residents will have the opportunity to express their opinions on the bypass and ask questions.

The proposed $10 billion to $15 billion bypass from Old Saybrook to Kenyon, R.I., is part of a plan to decrease the time it takes to get from New York to Boston.

The new line would cut through Old Lyme’s village area and head east parallel to Interstate 95. When it reaches Stonington it would cut through the rear of Olde Mistick Village and the Mystic Aquarium and through Elmridge golf course in Pawcatuck. It would also no longer serve the existing station in downtown Westerly.