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Bay Colony Rail Trail advocates push resurfacing, Chestnut Street extension; MassTrails identified as funding option
Summary
Rail-trail advisory members told Needham committees that resurfacing the stone-dust Bay Colony Rail Trail is on DPW's 2026 capital budget and that extending the trail to Chestnut Street will require updated cost estimates, a chosen design alternative and funding; MassTrails connectivity grants were cited as a potential source.
Members of the Bay Colony Rail Trail advisory committee told Needham’s joint transportation meeting that they have three near-term priorities: rehabilitate the stone-dust trail surface, add standardized signage and amenities, and pursue an extension to Chestnut Street.
James Goldstein and other rail-trail advocates said drainage problems and surface washouts have made some trail sections difficult or unsafe for bicyclists, and that resurfacing and drainage improvements are programmed…
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