New bids solicited for the Rhode Island Ave Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge connecting the Met Branch Trail and adjacent neighborhoods to the Rhode Island Ave Metro station. Bid closing date is March 22, 2013 and construction is expected to take 18 months.

DDOT Announces Solicitation of Bids for Construction of Rhode Island Avenue Pedestrian Bridge Construction of Key Connection to Metropolitan Branch Trail to Begin Next Year (Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced a solicitation of bids for the construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the CSX railroad tracks at the Rhode Island [Continue]

A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been issued for Phase II (Fort Totten to Takoma) of the Met Branch Trail.

The Final Environmental Assessment (EA) required to continue the sections of the Met Branch Trail from Fort Totten to Takoma (and including the Prince George’s Connector) is available for public review until August 14, 2011. Click here to review.

You can now become a member of the Met Branch Trail group on Facebook. Click here to learn about events and activities, see photos and join trail-related discussions.

The first annual MBT 5k took place on Saturday, May 14. Hundreds of runners and walkers took to the trail on a rainy Saturday morning. To view race results and photos, visit www.gometbranch.com . This is a link that points to a external domain. The DDOT Office of Information Technology & Innovation has provided links [Continue]

The Environmental Assessment (EA) required to continue the sections of the Met Branch Trail from Fort Totten to Takoma (and including the Prince George’s Connector) is now available for public comment. Click here to review and send your comments (which must be submitted by Dec. 15, 2010).

The trail is now open from Franklin Street to New York Ave. with access points to neighborhoods at Franklin Street, the Rhode Island Ave. Shopping Center, T, S, Randolph and R Streets. A new park at S Street provides a place to lock up your bike, sit on a bench or picnic on the lawn [Continue]

Almost complete! The section of the MBT currently under construction (New York Ave. to Franklin Street) is scheduled to be completed by the first of May. Large retaining walls needed due to steep slopes are being finished and the trail between R Street and New York Ave. is being graded and surfaced (a WMATA easement [Continue]