With the state awarding $517,000 to install new trailside amenities, the long-imagined effort to connect Hartford and Windsor along the Connecticut River has taken another step toward becoming a reality. When completed, the Joe Marfuggi Riverwalk will feature a 12-foot-wide, paved multi-modal trail with six scenic overlooks at the river’s edge, connecting the main paved walkway to an existing single-track trail running along the top of the riverbank. The grant, through the state’s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program and the Urban Green and Community Gardens Grant Program, will be used to add plantings, signage, and benches along the Connecticut River. Zaleski said final permitting is likely to take eight to 12 months and construction is expected to take about six months, with completion within two years.

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