State won’t budge on having two Route 9 multi-use paths in Hadley project
GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
HADLEY State officials remain committed to having multi-use paths for bicyclists and pedestrians on both sides of a reconstructed Route 9 between Hadley center and the shopping malls.
Despite an appeal from the Select Board to remove one of these 8-foot-wide paths from the $25 million project, state Department of Transportation employees told the board Wednesday that both shared paths are necessary in the project that is expected to go out to bid in September.
DOT District 2 Project Development Engineer Richard Masse said all construction work on highways in the state needs to comply with the 2008 Global Warming Solutions Act. That Massachusetts law, focused on climate change, requires that transportation by means other than automobiles be offered as part of projects as a way to get statewide greenhouse gas emissions levels in 1990 cut by 80% by 2050.
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Select Board prefers one less bike lane for Route 9 widening in Hadley
Route 9 in Hadley GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
HADLEY Before the project to make Route 9 a four-lane road from Hadley center to the shopping malls begins, elected town officials are seeking to remove one of two proposed bicycle lanes.
The Select Board is urging the state’s Department of Transportation to have just one bicycle lane on the 2.4-mile-long stretch of Route 9 after it a split 3-2 vote on the metter at its Jan. 20 meeting,
Board member Joyce Chunglo, who voted in favor of the measure, said bicyclists already can use the Norwottuck Rail Trail that parallels Russell Street.
Select Board prefers one less bike lane for Route 9 widening in Hadley
Route 9 in Hadley GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 1/25/2021 12:43:46 PM
HADLEY Before the project to make Route 9 a four-lane road from Hadley center to the shopping malls begins, elected town officials are seeking to remove one of two proposed bicycle lanes.
The Select Board is urging the state’s Department of Transportation to have just one bicycle lane on the 2.4-mile-long stretch of Route 9 after it took a split 3-2 vote at its Jan. 20 meeting,
Board member Joyce Chunglo, who voted in favor of the measure, said bicyclists already can use the Norwottuck Rail Trail that parallels Russell Street.
Amherst police rescue dog in icy marsh
The rescue of the dog Lula in progress on New Year’s Day. AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT
Officers Jessica Damon, left, and Molly Farber, right, with Lula and her owner. AMHERST POLICE DEPARTMENT
Published: 1/5/2021 4:22:36 PM
AMHERST A small dog named Lula was safely rescued from an icy marsh adjacent to the Norwottuck Rail Trail in South Amherst on New Year’s Day.
Amherst Police Officers Jessica Damon and Molly Farber were summoned by callers at around 11 a.m. on the bike path to the trailhead off Station Road, where the loose dog was observed in the Lawrence Swamp. The dog was refusing to get out of the reeds and grass in the area despite voice commands.