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Council reviews Bridal Park feasibility study; consultants cite multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar options
Summary
A consultant presentation showed conceptual designs to connect downtown to the Merrimack River across I‑93 and the railroad. Council accepted the report and directed staff to add the project to the CIP for 2035 with an asterisk noting outside funding is needed.
The Concord City Council on May 12 accepted a final feasibility report examining a proposed “Bridal Park” linkage from Store Street and downtown across the CSX rail corridor, I‑93 and the Merrimack River.
The study, led by engineering firm VHB with architectural input from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, explored bridge‑only crossings, a bridged deck with a park, and a technically complex option to depress the highway and build a park over it. The council voted to add Bridal Park to the city’s capital improvement plan for fiscal 2035 with an asterisk that outside funding would be required.
Why it matters: the project would physically connect downtown Concord to the Merrimack River and create a public gathering space on a corridor currently dominated by highway, railroad and utilities. Planners and consultants said the work would…
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