Transportation

Improving transportation infrastructure is a target issue for the Coalition, and Middlesex 3 is committed to advocating for and assisting with the development of a robust regional transportation system. As part of this commitment, Middlesex 3 launched the M3 TMA (Middlesex 3 Transportation Management Association) and operates a shuttle providing services between the MBTA (at Alewife Station) to stops within the M3 Corridor region.

M3 Transportation Management Association

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Getting to and around M3

Middlesex 3 communities are located 15 miles northwest of downtown Boston/Cambridge and offer a robust transportation network providing easy access to points locally, regionally and beyond.

Whether by bicycle, car, freight, bus, train or in the air, this vibrant corridor and all of its amenities are a quick and easy ride away.

  • US Route 3 and the Lowell Connector run through the eleven communities.

  • Access to Route 95 in Burlington, 495 in Lowell, Westford and Chemlsford, and Routes 2 and 93 in Lexington and neighboring communities.

By Car

  • Easy access to two international airports: Logan Airport and Manchester(NH)/Boston Regional Airport, both located within 25 miles of the coalition communities.

  • Bedford is also home to Hanscom Field with limited commercial flight offerings within the Northeast US and Southeast Canada.

By Air

Public
Transit

Other
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  • Minuteman Bikeway in Bedford and Lexington, the terminus of an 11-mile, heavily-used bike trail that ends in Cambridge.

  • The Bedford Narrow-Gauge Rail-Trail connects Bedford and Billerica on a converted rail line.

  • Bruce Freeman Rail Trail which runs through Chelmsford to the Lowell Line.