Along the Charles River in Waltham, near West Newton, a new bike/ped deck has just been completed.

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People used to have to make a complicated detour on busy roads to get from the Moody Street Dam to the resumption of the Greenway at Elm St.  Now, thanks to the MA Dept of Conservation and Recreation and the City of Waltham, we have this:

cr 2 | Newton MA News and Politics Blog

The new deck makes biking/jogging/walking much safer, whether to shops on Moody Street or an excursion toward Boston.  If the rain holds off, the next couple of days will be a great time to try it out!