MERIDEN — The Quinnipiac River Gorge trail off of Oregon Road has been designated a Connecticut Greenway by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. via Meriden’s Linear Trail named CT Greenway – MyRecordJournal.com: Meriden News – Myrecordjournal.com.

With Chairman of the Connecticut Greenways Council Bill O’Neill by her side Friday, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced funding that will help close gaps along the 10-mile trail so it can stretch from the banks of the Connecticut River in East Hartford to the Hop River multiuse trail in Bolton.

Friday’s announcement took place in front of a milelong segment of the trail that’s under construction from Gardner to Highland streets.