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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.

View southeast from East Somerville Station

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UPDATED: Unresolved Accessibility Issues Push Somerville Community Path Opening to Mid-June

A map of the MetroWest region of Massachusetts, extending from I-495 in the west to Waltham in the east, Framingham in the south, and Concord in the north. The Mass. Central Rail Trail corridor, highlighted in green solid lines where the trail is complete and in dotted lines to indicate incomplete trail sections, crosses the center map west to east, and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail crosses the center of the map north to south.

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3 Major MetroWest Trail Projects Are Under Construction In 2023

A crowd of people wearing bright construction vests and helmets crosses a bridge next to a chain-link fence (left) and railroad tracks (right)

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Somerville Approves Community Path Lease Agreement; Opening Delayed ‘Til April

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A large crowd of people celebrate the Green Line extension's opening day outside a snowy Ball Square station while some kids play on a snowy hillside next to the station entrance.

Ball Square station, Green Line Extension, December 12, 2022

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Opening Day: The Green Line Arrives In Medford

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Planning Underway for Mass. Central Rail Trail Link Over I-95 in Waltham, Weston

People wearing day-glo vests walk along a paved path that's under construction, with bare soil and riprap on the ground to the left and the Green Line Extension tracks below them to the right.

Somerville Community Path between Medford and Walnut Streets

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Photos: A Construction Tour of Somerville’s Community Path and New Light Rail Line

A Green Line train passes over the viaduct over the future Community Path west of Lechmere Station

Somerville Community Path, An Ideal Shortcut, Won’t Open During Orange Line Shutdown

A backhoe rests on top of old railroad ties next to a pile of old rails along an abanoned railroad corridor surrounded by leafy trees.

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Waltham Begins Construction On 2.7-Mile Segment of Mass. Central Rail Trail

Although the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail bridge over Route 2 is still officially closed for construction, people are making their way around the existing barricades and riding their bikes on it. The left photo shows the paved portion on the south side of Route 2, while the right photo shows the unfinished, gravel portion on the northside just a few feet away. Both photos were taken this past Saturday, June 25th.

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From Framingham to Lowell, Progress Continues on a 25-Mile Bike Path Through Boston’s Western Suburbs

The new section of the Cochituate Rail Trail in Natick opened earlier this year, and connects the village of Saxonville in Framingham to Natick Center.

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Travel Guide: Wayland’s Aqueducts and the New Cochituate Rail Trail

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