Category: Trail News

Phase 2A in Westford, Carlisle and Acton Construction Begins

It’s started! This photo of work beginning on the trail was taken today (8/30/2015)  near Acton Rd (Rt 27) & Carlisle Rd (Rt 225) in Westford. We will continue to post photos as construction continues. Sign up for email updates

Tree work continues this week on the trail in Chelmsford

Tree work on the trail will continue on Tuesday, August 18th. The Trail will be closed from Maple Road to High Street from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Information will be posted on the website, Chelmsford Patch, and the Friends

Tree work on the Rail Trail on Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Tree work on the Rail Trail will continue on Tuesday, August 11th. The Trail will be closed from Pond Street to High Street from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Information and any updates will be posted on the Town of

Trail Maintenance in Chelmsford during August

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail

The Chelmsford DPW has hired Arbor East to do extensive tree removal, pruning, and removal of brush/logs on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in Chelmsford during the month of August. Portions of the trail will be closed between the hours

Spring 2015 Newsletter is here!

This issue includes details about the ground breaking ceremony which took place on June 25th. There are also articles about the status of the trail in Concord, Sudbury and Framingham. Also covered in this issue is the passing of long-time

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

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

Weekend and Holiday Parking at CrossPoint Lowell

After meeting with the new managers of CrossPoint in Lowell, who are embracing bicycling, BFRT users now have permission to park at CrossPoint on weekend and holidays. Specifically “Parking is available in the CrossPoint finger lot adjacent to the Route

May 2015 – Phase 2A Update

The contract for construction was awarded in April to SPS New England, Inc. The contractor is waiting for the NTP (Notice to Proceed) from Mass DOT in late-May or early June. Stay tuned for a date and details of the

Volunteers Needed for Chelmsford Town Wide Cleanup & Earth Day

In conjunction with the Chelmsford Town Wide Cleanup and Earth Day, a Spring Cleanup will be held on the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail in the Cushing Place area and between the Chelmsford Center for the Arts and Fletcher Street. When:

Sudbury Town Meeting – May 4th & 5th 2015

There has been a lot of debate  in Sudbury about what kind of design standards should be used for the two future rail trails: the north-south Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT) and the east-west Mass. Central Rail Trail (MCRT). Sudbury has voted

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