Feds OK key stretch of Eastrail in Snohomish County

CATHCART — About a mile due west of Thomas’ Eddy in the Bob Heirman Wildlife Park, up an unofficial trail of loose dirt and overgrowth, the future Eastrail in Snohomish County looks like it has for nearly 140 years.

Steel tracks running through forest and farm on ties still dark with creosote.

But after a July decision by the federal Surface Transportation Board, things will look a lot different for the winding, 11.9-mile segment of the trail heading south from the city of Snohomish to the county line near Woodinville.

When complete, the trail will be part of a growing trail network spanning the region that connects to the urban bikeways in the Puget Sound area. The trails offer recreational users plenty of miles to cover, but also act as bicycle “superhighways,” providing commuters an option to get from home or work to transit, without having to navigate a road system dominated by automobiles.

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