{"id":1811,"date":"2017-09-27T18:35:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T22:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pcd\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2017-10-17T16:17:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T20:17:29","slug":"bfrt-update-info","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pcd\/2017\/09\/27\/bfrt-update-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Sudbury Information"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT) will be a 25-mile rail trail between Lowell and Framingham, along the former Lowell Secondary Track right-of-way of the Old Colony Railroad. In Sudbury, the rail corridor extends though the center of Town, approximately 4.4 miles from South Sudbury near Route 20, north to the Sudbury\/Concord Town line. The Town is in the process of designing the trail which will be constructed with State and Federal support. <\/span><\/p>\n

In May 2017, the project was placed on the 2018-2022 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) of the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) committing construction funding during Federal Fiscal Year 2022.  If MPO schedule modifications occur, it is possible the project could advance to construction sooner.<\/span><\/p>\n

In September 2017, the 25% Design Submission (see links below) was sent to MassDOT to initiate their formal review.  MassDOT will hold a Design Public Hearing in Sudbury once their comments have been addressed by the Design Team.<\/p>\n

If you wish to learn more about the project, please see the links to resources below.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Please see the BFRT Design Task Force Meeting<\/a> webpage for information on the Task Force.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Please sign up for email notification <\/span><\/a>regarding the Sudbury BFRT project, if you are interested in receiving project updates.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n


\n25% Design Plans Submitted to MassDOT, September 2017
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Town Letters to MassDOT:  September 8, 2017<\/a><\/span> and  September 15, 2017<\/a><\/span>
\n25% Design Plan Set<\/a><\/span>
\n25% Design Submission Booklet (Highway, Environmental, and Traffic Checklists, Construction Cost Estimate, and Parking Memo)<\/a><\/span>
\nFunctional Design Report<\/a><\/span>
\nHop Brook Preliminary Structures Report 
\n<\/span><\/a>Pantry Brook Bridge Type Study Report<\/a><\/span>
\n25% Design Right of Way (ROW) Plans<\/a><\/span>
\n25% Design Utility Plans<\/a><\/span>
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\nOther Documents, September 2017
\n<\/strong>Designer (VHB) Response to Town Comments<\/a> <\/span>
\n Estimated Wetlands Impacts<\/span>
\n<\/a>Estimated Floodplain Impacts<\/a><\/span>
\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Preliminary Design Plans<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Preliminary Design Memo from VHB<\/a>
\nPreliminary Design Plans Overview<\/span> Presentation Identifying Some Challenge Areas<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/span>Preliminary Design Plans<\/a>
\nPreliminary Profiles<\/a>
\nPreliminary Cross Sections
\n<\/a>Preliminary Roadway Crossing Plans Feb 2017<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Alternatives Analysis
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Potential Roadway Alternative Routes <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Design Process
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Proposal Request \u2013 25% Design BFRT<\/span><\/u><\/a>; September 10, 2014
\n<\/span><\/span>Accepted Proposal Response – VHB<\/span><\/u><\/a>; October 3, 2014<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Communications\/Correspondence
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>October Update Memo – BOS Meeting<\/a><\/span>; November 1, 2016<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>August Update Memo – VHB<\/a><\/span>; August 31, 2016<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>Town Counsel Opinion on Superseding Order of Conditions<\/span><\/u><\/a>; August 7, 2015
\n<\/span><\/span>MassDOT Letter<\/span><\/u><\/a>; May 5, 2015
\n<\/span><\/span>MassDOT Letter<\/span><\/u><\/a>; May 1, 2014<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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BFRT Meetings
\n<\/span><\/span><\/b>Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Meeting; March 9, 2017 <\/span>Meeting Flier<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/span>  Notes<\/span><\/a>
\n<\/span>Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Meeting<\/a><\/span>; November 29, 2016   
\nBruce Freeman Rail Trail Design Charrette<\/span><\/u><\/a>; August 25, 2016   Notes<\/a><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span>Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Meeting<\/span><\/u><\/a>; June 21, 2016   Presentation<\/a> <\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span>Rails to Trails Public Forum<\/span><\/u><\/a>; January 22, 2015  
\n<\/span><\/span>–<\/span>Rails to Trails Forum Minutes<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Other Items<\/strong>
\nTown Meeting CPC Appropriation Vote<\/span><\/u><\/a>; May 7, 2014
\n<\/span><\/span>Board of Selectmen BFRT Gift Acceptance Vote<\/span><\/u><\/a>; April 8, 2014 (begins on page 5)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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