Project Timeline

Estimated project timeline

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
Calendar Year 2020: revised 100% design plans submitted; project is programmed for advertising "Autumn 2021"

To Be Completed (all dates are estimates):

2021: public construction funds appropriated by MassDOT to Groveland Community Trail project
2021: public bid and final selection for construction engineer
2021/22: construction of The Groveland Community Trail