Houghton-to-Chassell Trail Project Begins

The Department of Natural Resources has announced that beginning this week, improvements to the Houghton-to-Chassell Rail Trail will begin. Improvement work will include the brushing of five high-priority segments to remove overgrown brush and vegetation, which has created a safety issue due to poor visibility at major trail crossings while also impeding travel along the trail corridor. The trail improvement work will be performed by a local contractor with an estimated completion date of Friday, Nov. 14. The work will take place between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday; no work will take place after 4 p.m. on October 31. The Houghton-to-Chassell Rail Trail improvement project is supported by a Recreation Trails Program grant funded by the Federal Highway Administration.