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DCR Breaks Ground On Major Road Diet in Newton

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A map of Northampton and Easthampton showing existing segments of the Manhan Rail Trail, which connects the two towns in a C shape. The Connecticut River meanders on the right side of the map. An east-west spur of the Manhan Rail Trail in Easthampton, which forms the bottom of the "C" shape, would be extended north towards downtown Northampton in an upcoming project. A dotted straight line indicates the location of that project. The dotted line stops just south of downtown Northampton and runs alongside the Silvio O. Conte Wildlife Refuge next to the river.

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MassDOT Plans New Shared-Use Path Connection Between Northampton, Easthampton

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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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.

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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.

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Eyes On the Street: Two New Path Connections In Fenway

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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