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Map of Route 9 and the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Hadley. Route 9 runs diagonally from lower left (SW) to upper right (NE) while the green line representing the trail runs in a less-steep diagonal path that crosses Route 9 in the center. A red X at the intersection marks the location labelled "Rt. 9 Tunnel Closure".

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Trails

Changing Course, MassDOT Will Provide Safe Detour For Norwottuck Trail Blockage in Hadley

A homemade sign printed on 8.5"x11" paper is haphazardly taped to the entrance to a pedestrian tunnel. The sign uses different fonts for each line of text. The top line reads (in blue, italicized text): "Join other trail users:" the next line, in black, larger text: "Plan an alternate route", the next line, smaller black text: "to use during the" (in red, larger italicized text) "upcoming" (final line, red bolder text) "tunnel closure". On the left side of the paper, someone has hand-written the word "When?" with a black marker. Fine print at the bottom of the sign says "FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT PARK SUPERVISOR AT (413) 387-4339."

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In Hadley, MassDOT, DCR Shut Down Norwottuck Trail With No Viable Detours

A green truss bridge spans a wide five-lane roadway with two leafy trees on either side on a clear sunny day. A sign along the top railing of the bridge says "CITY OF WESTFIELD" while a smaller sign on the bottom reads "Columbia Greenway". In between the two signs is a round city seal in the center of the bridge.

Video: Take A Ride Along Westfield’s New Columbia Greenway Downtown Extension

A Green Line train passes under a black metal bridge in a forest. A few brick houses are visible in the distance on the other side of the bridge.

Eyes On the Street: Two New Path Connections In Fenway

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A paved path extends under an overpass in the distance alongside railroad tracks with rusty boxcars and a power line corridor, which run along the right edge of the photo. To the left is a retaining wall and some exposed rebar from an under-construction bridge abutment.

Another Gap’s Gone On the Northern Strand Trail In Everett

Three people in construction vests walk down a long, straight paved pathway next to railroad tracks. In the distance the path ascends a ramp then curves out of sight, and beyond that is the skyline of downtown Boston.

Study: Finishing the Mass. Central Rail Trail Could Deliver Over $200 Million In Annual Benefits

An architect's rendering shows two bridges crossing a river. The illustration of the new bridge, on the right, shows a bridge with large arches swooping over the water. The illustration is superimposed on a photograph that shows an existing, plainer railroad bridge on the right.

Car-Free Mystic River Bridge Will Begin Construction In 2024

Fencing blocks a newly-paved trail through the woods. On the right is a tan-colored wall with no windows; on the right is a dense grove of trees. The trail disappears into the shade of a tunnel of trees in the distance.

PHOTOS: Construction Progress On New Rail Trails In Sudbury and Waltham

A freshly-paved trail through a suburban neighborhood. Newly-planted trees line the edge of the path, and to the right is a new wooden fence. In the middle distance is an old train station with the sign "Waltham Highlands"

MassTrails Program Announces $11 Million in Grants for 68 Trail Projects

A view down a straight pathway with a yellow line painted down its center. The path is lined with black fencing and railroad infrastructure is visible to the right. In the distance is a bridge over the tracks and an MBTA station sign, and a skyline of buildings and trees

Somerville’s Community Path Extension Is Open