Massachusetts Rail Trails

3 Major MetroWest Trail Projects Are Under Construction In 2023

Three major segments of the Bruce Freeman and Mass. Central Rail Trails are currently under construction in the suburbs west of Boston, and when these projects are complete, the two trail networks will be connected with each other for the first time.

Additionally, MassDOT is also advancing design work on two gaps on the Mass. Central Rail Trail (MCRT) in Sudbury and Waltham so that, before the end of the decade, people will be able to walk or ride along a continuous off-street pathway from the east side of Waltham to downtown Hudson, 19 miles to the west.

Here’s a rundown of the three construction projects that are happening now, plus three design and planning projects that will fill in missing gaps between them (numbers refer to the locations mapped above):
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