Keene has secured an $80,000 Recreation Trails Program (RTP) grant, recently accepted by the City Council, to repair a rail bridge behind Keene State College that was nearly closed. The grant-funded project will involve re-decking the bridge and shoring up its supports to keep this key trail segment in service. Local matching funds will be required to supplement the RTP award. With funding in place but detailed design and construction not described in the minutes, there is room for engineering, structural, and trail construction vendors to engage around assessments, design, and implementation of the bridge improvements. The project is a clear, funded trail infrastructure need in a college-adjacent area, and future contracts may cover construction, inspection, and possibly ancillary safety features such as railings, signage, or lighting.

Project location is a rail bed bridge behind Keene State College along an existing trail; grant matc...