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Framingham updates three trail projects: Carol Getchell boardwalk, Chris Walsh corridor and Bruce Freeman design progress
Summary
City staff and partners gave a joint update on three trail projects—Carol Getchell, Chris Walsh and Bruce Freeman—reporting construction underway on Carol Getchell north/south boardwalk sections, MassDOT TIP steps for Chris Walsh, and 10% design completion on Bruce Freeman with construction planned in FY2029.
City staff and volunteer partners briefed the Framingham City Council on May 6 on three trail projects that city and partner agencies are advancing: the Carol Getchell Trail, the Chris Walsh Memorial Trail and the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.
Rebecca (Conservation Administrator) and Allison Elliott (Deputy Director, Parks & Recreation) described specific project scope and status, and Grants Manager Megan Todd summarized funding. Friends of Framingham Trails volunteer Mary Kay Feeney described community organizing and events supporting the network.
Carol Getchell Trail: Conservation Administrator Rebecca said the project will expand an existing boardwalk section to an ADA-accessible boardwalk with viewing platforms and hard-surface trail segments. “The Carol Getchell Trail runs along a portion of the Sudbury River’s federally designated wild and scenic section,” she said. The city awarded…
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