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Regional rail-trails collaborative lays out 114-mile vision, funding gaps and new "trail challenge"
Summary
The regional rail-trails collaborative updated commissioners on trail repairs, missing bridge links, an engineering estimate of $1.7 million for major washouts, proposed state legislation to transfer trails to the Bureau of Trails, and a new $30-registration fundraising/marketing "trail challenge."
Mike Tualze, founder and president of the regional rail-trails collaborative, told Cheshire County commissioners on Feb. 12 that volunteers and municipal partners are progressing on multiple trail rehabilitation projects but face significant funding shortfalls for washout repairs and missing bridge connections.
Tualze outlined the collaborative’s vision for about 114 miles of connected trails across the region — including the Cheshire Rail Trail, Ashuelot, Fort Hill and Monadnock corridors — and described recent work completed through RTP and other grants. "It's a total of a 114 miles," he said, urging that incremental fixes and connecting projects could unlock tourism and commuting benefits.
Tualze reported several major washouts caused by storms; an engineering firm’s estimate to repair…
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