The Mass. Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has plans to extend the Neponset Greenway beyond where it now ends at Central Avenue in Milton to Mattapan Square and Blue Hill Avenue, which will open about 7 miles of trail along the Neponset River and connect Pope John Paul II Park in Dorchester to the Neponset Valley Parkway in Hyde Park. For more details on this project, please click here.
To allow the public to view the alternative proposed routes, two site walks have been scheduled by DCR on July 22 and 26, 6:30-8:30 PM, and the public comment period has been extended to August 14, 2010. In early fall, DCR will hold a public meeting to present the recommended alternative, so be sure to check our online calendar at dehc.org for further updates.