Public Meeting For Neponset River Greenway

Written by Boston Biker on Nov 15

Got this from Dotbike

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There is a public meeting this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. where the DCR will present plans on converting an abandoned rail bridge to create a connection from the Neponset Greenway to the Baker Condominiums on the Dorchester side of the Neponset River. It would be great to have cyclists and other path users at this meeting to show support for this project. Please attend if you can. See the info on the meeting below.

cheers,

DCR SCHEDULES PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS CONVERTING RAILROAD BRIDGE IN LOWER MILLS

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has scheduled a public meeting for November 17 to discuss the agency’s plans to convert a former railroad bridge into a pedestrian bridge across the Neponset River between Dorchester and Milton.

The bridge, built in 1917 as a railway spur serving the former Walter Baker Chocolate Factory, is in severe disrepair. The project will include repairing the steel structure of the bridge, replacing the existing railroad ties with a new 10-foot-wide timber deck, extending a new paved path to existing pathways on both sides of the river, and reconstructing the eroded riverbank on the Milton side of the Neponset.

Converting it to a pedestrian bridge will create a connection between the Neponset River Greenway’s bicycle and pedestrian path and the residential area that includes the Baker Square Condominiums.

The public meeting will be November 17, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the Park Mill Function Room of the Baker Square Condominiums, 1243 Adams Street, Dorchester.

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