KENNEBEC JOURNAL • June 10, 2023
After 15 years of volunteer effort and community support, the Merrymeeting Trail from Augusta to Brunswick is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Repurposing the corridor as a trail — the Merrymeeting Trail — would bring incredible benefits to our region. Such a change would be considered an interim use, with the corridor forever preserved for rail service. Train service along this line will not be viable anytime soon. Expanding bus service is “the cost-effective, timely, equitable, and climate-friendly way to improve public transportation in the study area. Join a virtual public forum on Thursday, June 22, at 6 p.m. via Zoom to share your perspective with the advisory council members and MaineDOT. (merrymeetingtrail.org) ~ Jeremy Cluchey represents trail groups on MDOT Lower Road Rail Corridor Use Advisory Council