Directs the Department of Transportation to convert a rail corridor to a bicycle and pedestrian trail.
This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to implement the recommendations of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council. It mandates the removal of 9.95 miles of inactive railroad track along the Berlin Subdivision between Portland and Yarmouth, replacing it with an interim bicycle and pedestrian trail. The decision follows the council's majority recommendation and is subject to available funding, permitting, and municipal agreements. The trail will be surfaced with pavement, gravel, or stone dust on the existing rail bed.
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