Phase 2A Groundbreaking | June 25, 2015 | Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

Photo from 2007 Groundbreaking ceremony  in Chelmsford for Phase 1

Photo from 2007 Groundbreaking ceremony in Chelmsford for Phase 1

Please join us for the Groundbreaking event of Phase 2A of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail on Thursday June 25 at 11 am at NARA Park 25 Ledge Rock Way Acton, MA.

Official MassDOT invite can be found here.  http://brucefreemanrailtrail.org/pdf/6-25-BFRT_INVITEdocx.pdf

MassDOT with the Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (FBFRT) and Town of Acton are acting as hosts.  Governor Baker and MassDOT will be represented by Stephanie Pollack Secretary of Transportation.  Other confirmed attendees include Senator Jamie Eldridge, the Freeman family, former Commissioner of MassHighway Luisa Paiewonsky among others.  Other dignitaries are also invited, but not yet confirmed.

After a short ceremony the FBFRT will provide lunch for attendees.

 Directions: Just pull into the parking lot by the bath house at the southern end of NARA Park (25 Ledge Rock Way on Google Maps takes you to the northern parking lot). The groundbreaking ceremony will be a few steps onto the trail very near the southern parking lot.  The luncheon will be at the bath house pavilion adjacent to parking lot. There is also a tent cover to the side of it.

An RSVP via EventBrite while not necessary is requested for this free and open event so we can order the appropriate amount of food.