We have achieved daylight! Phase 1 of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management Project culminated in the opening of the new Justine Mee Liff Park and the reconnection of the Emerald Necklace’s “missing link.” Phase 2 of the multi-faceted environmental restoration and stewardship project has begun, with construction activity expected over the next three years. While work proceeds to improve our treasured urban waterway, the parks will remain open.
“We want a ground to which people may easily go after their day’s work is done, where they may stroll for an hour, seeing, hearing, and feeling nothing of the bustle and jar of the streets.”
– Frederick Law Olmsted, 1870
With Phase 2 of the Muddy River Restoration Project set to begin in early July, the MMOC recently hosted a virtual pre-construction tour. The presenters provided information about what the public can expect to see on the ground this summer and beyond.
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April 22, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has advised that dredging in Leverett Pond at Olmsted Park, Brookline (Work Area 1) will begin by the end of April and last for several months.
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April 22, 2021. Aetna Bridge Company has started work on the rehabilitation of the Carlton Street Footbridge. This steel truss bridge was designed by Alexis H. French, Brookline’s first Town Engineer, working in collaboration with Frederick Law Olmsted, and was constructed in 1894. When the rehabilitation is completed in 2022, pedestrian access over the MBTA Riverside Line from Brookline’s Monmouth neighborhood to Olmsted’s Overlook in Riverway Park will be restored for the first time in more than 45 years.
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