ADVOCATES SUE STATE & FHWA OVER RAIL TRAIL SPAGHETTI PLAN
Update August 27, 2024: On Monday August 26th, rail trail advocates, in partnership with the Rails to Trails Conservancy, officially filed a lawsuit against the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for the purpose of restoring the original plan to build an approximately 100-foot long tunnel along the original historic Derry Rail Trail corridor as part of the Derry Exit 4A construction project.
Details of this lawsuit can be found here:
- DERRY RAIL TRAIL TUNNEL PRESS RELEASE
- OFFICIAL CIVIL ACTION\COMPLAINT filed Monday August 26th, 2024
WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP
It may be useful to keep this issue in the public eye by emailing the Union Leader, as well as other local\state news outlets, to provide your opinion.
Letters to the Union Leader editor (up to 250 words) can be emailed to letters@unionleader.com or submitted online here. Op-eds from 500 to 800 words should be emailed to opinion@unionleader.com, including a headshot if available. Please send the text in the body of the email as an attachment won’t be opened. Letter Guidelines / Op-Ed Guidelines
More info on contacting the Union Leader is here.
Contacting your local officials may also be of use. See this page on the BWANH website for info on how to contact local officials regarding this issue.
More Info
More background info on this issue can be found here on the BWANH website.
