Narrow Gauge Rail Trail Closes at Billerica Line for Bike Path Project

A stretch of the Narrow Gauge Rail Trail near the Billerica town line is temporarily closed as Billerica breaks ground on a two-year project to build its own Yankee Doodle Bike Path, according to a notice posted to the town's website Sunday.

TOWN HALL

The Town of Billerica has begun construction on the Yankee Doodle Bike Path, a project expected to take two years to complete, starting at the Bedford town line along the Narrow Gauge Rail Trail. The work closes that section of the popular multi-use trail to walkers, runners and cyclists for the duration of construction, the town's News Flash announcement said.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"A Die-Hard Toyota Fan Abandoned the Tundra, F-150, and Silverado - Because the RAM ..." — Torque News profiled Bedford resident Dave Draper, a longtime Toyota owner who traded in his truck for a RAM Rebel after growing frustrated with Toyota's newer truck models, according to Torque News (read it at https://www.torquenews.com/1084/die-hard-toyota-fan-abandoned-tundra-f-150-and-silverado-because-ram-rebel-destroyed-them-all).

COMING UP

Bedford Public Library patrons have until Friday, July 31, to log their reading minutes in the 2026 HEB Reads! Summer Reading Challenge to qualify for prizes, with pickup already underway at the library.

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