Come help us celebrate! On Friday, July 14th, 2017 at 1:00 PM, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will join officials from the town of Concord and the Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail to celebrate a groundbreaking event for Phase 2C…
Early in June, the Route 2A bridge was painted to look like natural stone. This photo shows the contrast between the “primed” rockface wall and a finished section. The primer coat turns the gray wall a pearly ivory color. The…
SUDBURY – Decades later, the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail is another step closer to reality. A regional planning body on Thursday placed the project in the queue to receive $8 million in state and federal construction money in fiscal 2022.…
The Friends have lost not only a dedicated member of the Friends’ Board but also a good friend to all of us. Alan was member of the FBFRT Board representing Carlisle since the creation of the Friends group. He represented…
Please support the Rail Trail in Lowell This meeting is now to be continued on April 26th, 2017. Gervais VW purchased the BFRT ROW just north of Industrial Ave (and Crosspoint) from PanAm Railways. Gervais wants to expand parking onto…
Construction starts on Phase 2C in Concord in May. Stay tuned as we post more updates in the next few weeks.
The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail was mentioned in an article “Famous Hollywood Small Towns You Can Visit Right Now”. The story showcases towns featured in well-known movies. The trail is mentioned in the description of Lowell, the location for the movie…
Please support the Rail Trail in Lowell Gervais VW purchased the BFRT ROW just north of Industrial Ave (and Crosspoint) from PanAm Railways. Gervais wants to expand parking onto the ROW. There may be a way for the BFRT to…
Here is a link to a panoramic image of the new bridge crossing route 2A. Click on the image or the link to go to the www.360cities.net website to view this panoramic photograph taken by Concord resident John Wood. There…
IMPORTANT UPDATE 02/05/2017: The state has decided to step up and fund the remaining $350K of the design work. Please stay tuned for additional information on this exciting development. At this time the FBFRT have suspended the Bridge the Gap campaign and…