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Project Description:
TAUNTON- TAUNTON RIVER RAIL TRAIL CONSTRUCTION
The purpose of this project is to provide a shared use path facility for non-motorized transportation. The project extends from Weir Street southward to Railroad Avenue in Taunton. The project is a phase 3 of a future 22 mile continuous network of off-road shared use paths and on-road bike lanes which will eventually connect Taunton to Somerset and Fall River.
Location:
  • City of Taunton
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    Design Responsibility: Municipality
    Right of Way Responsibility: Municipality
    Construction Begins: Summer 2030
    Project Manager: Douglas Johnson
    Estimated Total Contract Cost: $25,458,210.18
    Estimated Total Federal Participating Construction Cost: $27,086,404.52
    Funding Provision: This project is planned to be funded through the 2030 Transportation Improvement Program for the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization.
    District: District 5
    Current Status: 25% Package Comments to DE (as of 11/26/2025 )

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    Planned Federal FY: 2030
    Responsible MPO: Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Location: Municipality
    Cities: TAUNTON
    Category: Advertised Projects Constr.
    Budget Section: 2C
    Advance Construct: No
    Air Quality Exempt: No

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    Funding
    Category FA - Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ)
    Federal Cost: $8,000,000.00
    State Cost: $2,000,000.00
    Total Cost: $10,000,000.00

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    Planned Federal FY: 2031
    Responsible MPO: Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization
    Location: Municipality
    Cities: TAUNTON
    Category: Advertised Projects Constr.
    Budget Section: 2C
    Advance Construct: No
    Air Quality Exempt: No

    Comments
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    Funding
    Category FA - Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ)
    Federal Cost: $16,269,419.20
    State Cost: $4,067,354.80
    Total Cost: $20,336,774.00

    Project Task Information
    Project Status
    Project Need Form PNF Entered 11/17/2022
    Project Need Form PNF Approved 08/09/2022
    Project Initiation Form PIF Entered 11/17/2022
    Project Initiation Form PIF Approved 11/17/2022
    Project Initiation Form PRC Submitted 11/22/2022
    Project Review Committee PRC Approved 12/20/2022
    Project Management
    25% Design 25% Package Received 08/25/2025
    25% Design 25% Package Comments to DE 11/26/2025
    Consultant Contract Process NTP Issued 03/12/2024