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Groveland Open Space and Trails Committee

183 Main Street Groveland Massachusetts, 01834

Email us at GrovelandCommunityTrail@gmail.com

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    Updated: May 2017

     

    We continue to accelerate our progress; we are scheduled to receive construction funding for the entire off-road trail segment in FY2019

     

    Below is an estimated timeline for the Groveland Community Trail project.  

     

    Completed:

     

    • 2012: MVPC Feasibility Study for the Georgetown Branch Trail

    • April 2014: favorable Town Meeting vote – $150,000 of CPA funds appropriated to begin design plans for the Groveland Community Trail

    • July 2014: title work for National Grid ROW confirmed by attorney – no encumbrances

    • July 2014: RFP and engineer partner selection process completed – FST awarded contract

    • November 2014: wetlands flagging completed

    • December 2014: field survey began, with entry-permission granted from National Grid for ROW

    • January 2015: field survey completed

    • February 2015: draft 25% Design Plan completed for review and finalizing with Town officials and residents

    • February-March-April 2015: public forums with BOS, abutting property owners, others – led by OSTC, with FST – to introduce and review draft 25% Design Plan – thereafter, finalizing and submitting to MassDOT and National Grid *

    • April 2015: Annual Town Meeting vote APPROVED to appropriate $150,000 – funds to pay for 100% Design Plan for ROW

    • June 2015: PIF and PNF forms submitted to MassDOT

    • July 2015: 2015 CPA funds available to FST to begin advancement of the 25% Design Plan to a 100% Design Plan

    • February 2016: MassDOT Project ID# 

    • March 2016: 25% Design Plan submitted to MassDOT & National Grid

    • April 2016: CPA vote for $55,300 to complete design and construction engineering services requirements for entire off-road trail section

    • August 2016: Off Road trail segment is voted to be inserted to MassDOT 2017-2021 funding queue (aka TIP) for $2.67MM in year 2020

    • September 2016: MassDOT formally assigns a Project Manager to our 25% Design review

    • October 2016: site walk with Project Manager and others from MassDOT, and MVPC, and Groveland DPW. No major issues uncovered.  

    • Feb 2017: all comments received from MassDOT for our 25% Design Plan.

    • March 2017: engineer replies to MassDOT comments; requests 25% Design Public Hearing (for June)

    • June 2017: 25% Design Public Hearing

    • January 2018: 75% Design Plan submitted to MassDOT

    • July 2018: reprogrammed for FY2021 TIP

    • Sept 2018: 100% Design Plan submitted to MassDOT and National Grid

     

    To Be Completed (all dates are estimates):

     

    • 2018-19: begin & aim to finalize a 99 year lease agreement with National Grid for ROW development

    • 2021: public construction funds appropriated by MassDOT to Groveland Community Trail project

    • 2021: public bid and final selection for construction engineer

    • 2022: construction of The Groveland Community Trail (note: while we are currently slated for funding in 2021, there are scenarios where that could be advanced as other projects "fall off" in earlier fiscal years)

     

    Estimated project timeline