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…
CPA Funding for BFRT at Concord Town Meeting
Concord Town Meeting starts Sunday, April 12, at 1:00 pm. Please support the Community Preservation Committee’s recommendation of $125,000 in funding for the BFRT at this year’s Town Meeting (Article 30 – Item H). Article 30 is scheduled for Tuesday…
Volunteers Needed – Chelmsford Rail Trail Light Maintenance Crew
The Chelmsford Trail Light Maintenance Crew is in the process of being rejuvenated. The trail section breakdown has been revised based on access points and to eliminate isolated and hard to define sections. New and past volunteers should contact Bob…
Chugging Along in Concord
This article appeared in the Fall 2014 Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Newsletter – Read the complete article here. Persistence paid off for future rail trail users in April 2014 when the Town of Concord finally heard from…
Read our Fall 2014 Newsletter
Updates include: Phase 2A Advertised for Construction, Sudbury Chooses Contractor to Begin the Rail Trail Design, and news about Chelmsford, Westford, Concord, celebrating the 5th anniversary of the opening of the trail, Framingham news and more. Read the newsletter here:…
Phase 2A is Advertised for Construction
On Saturday September 13, 2014 MassDOT advertised Phase 2A for bid for construction. Estimated project value is $9,515,000. Bids are due January 13, 2015. Phase 2A is the 4.9 miles continuation of Phase 1 from Routes 225 and 27 in…
