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Following the tragic death of a Belmont High School student crossing the MBTA tracks in 1982, “concern was expressed for the safety of the many High School students who cross the railroad embankment daily on their way to and from school,” according to a report by the Underpass Study Committee. On April 25, Belmont Town Meeting adopts Article 49, which calls for “. . . the question of providing a pedestrian link between Alexander Avenue Extension and the high school playing field be referred to a committee to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen to study and report to the next Annual Town Meeting.” The committee determines that an underpass is too expensive (estimated cost: up to $500,000). Instead, they recommend a surface pedestrian and bicycle crossing with gates with an estimated cost of less than $30,000. The committee speculates that the state might pay for 75% of a combined pedestrian/bicycle path.
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