Wakefield–Lynnfield Rail Trail Explained

Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail
Began:2020
Completed:TBD
Length:, when complete
Use:Walking, bicycling, inline skating
Difficulty:Easy
Season:Year-round
Surface:Paved
Row:Former Newburyport Railroad, currently owned by the MBTA
Maintainer:Wakefield and Lynnfield
Website:http://www.lynnfieldrailtrail.org/

The Wakefield-Lynnfield Rail Trail is a proposed and currently under construction rail trail in the Towns of Wakefield and Lynnfield, Massachusetts. It follows the right-of-way of the former Newburyport Railroad, now owned by the MBTA and proposed to be leased to the towns.[1] [2] When completed, the trail will run approximately in Wakefield and in Lynnfield.[3] The southwestern terminus is near Wakefield Station, and passes the Galvin Middle School, under Interstate 95 (128) into Lynnfield over the Reedy Meadow wetland, passes the Lynnfield Middle School, the Reedy Meadows Golf Course, and Lynnfield High School to the northeastern terminus at Nichols Lane in Peabody. It will connect to the Peabody Independence Greenway and the greater Border to Boston Trail.[4]

The Town of Lynnfield's project is from Nichols Lane in Peabody, through Lynnfield, to Fosters Lane in Wakefield. In October 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation approved the Town of Lynnfield's request to split construction, into two phases, so that Phase 1 can be accelerated.

The remaining section in the Town of Wakefield would therefore be . To date, Wakefield completed construction of approximately between Main Street and Salem Street in coordination with a National Grid Woburn to Wakefield underground electric transmission line installation within the MBTA ROW, which began in 2020.[7] [8] [9] The trail heads to access these sections are currently under construction.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Proposed Rail Trail . 2024-03-17 . Friends of the Lynnfield Rail Trail . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-10-16 . Rail Trail . 2024-03-17 . Town of Lynnfield, Massachusetts.
  3. Web site: 2023-03-13 . Lynnfield Rail Trail Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) . 2024-03-17 . Friends of the Lynnfield Rail Trail . en.
  4. Web site: Wakefield- Lynnfield- Rail Trail Extension, from the Galvin Middle School To Lynnfield/Peabody T.L. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317221949/https://hwy.massdot.state.ma.us/ProjectInfo/Main.asp?ACTION=ViewProject&PROJECT_NO=607329 . 2024-03-17 . 2024-03-17 . Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
  5. Web site: Lynnfield- Wakefield- Rail Trail Construction, from Ford Avenue to Nichols Lane (Phase 1) . 2024-03-17 . Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
  6. Web site: Lynnfield- Wakefield- Rail Trail Construction (Phase 2) . 2024-10-29 . Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
  7. Web site: 2023-01-04 . Trail Head Project . 2024-03-17 . Town of Wakefield, MA . en.
  8. Web site: Woburn to Wakefield Line Project . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004041026/https://ma-nhsolution.com/woburn-to-wakefield-line-project/ . 2023-10-04 . 2024-03-17 . The Greater Boston and New Hampshire Solution . en-US.
  9. Web site: Woburn to Wakefield Transmission Line Project Begins Construction . 2024-03-17 . Epsilon Associates.

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