Merrymeeting Trail receives large planning grant
Exciting news for Bowdoinham and our neighbors! We’re thrilled to share that the Town of Bowdoinham has been awarded a $750,000 federal Rural and Tribal Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to advance planning, design and final engineering of the Merrymeeting Trail.
This was an extremely competitive grant—only 49 projects were selected nationwide out of 799 applications. Bowdoinham’s project was chosen as one of just 31 rural community awards and is the only one in New England! Learn more here: https://www.transportation.gov/.../trumps-transportation...
The grant requires no local match and will support early-stage engineering, design, and public engagement for an approximately 8.5‑mile trail segment connecting downtown Bowdoinham to downtown Richmond. This work will position the trail for future construction funding, and the Town is also actively pursuing opportunities to extend planning all the way to downtown Gardiner.
Once a contract with the federal government is finalized, we’ll be able to share more details about the project timeline.
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Thank you to everyone who has supported this project—we’re excited to keep moving it forward together!