May 24, 2022. Dredging and landscaping were completed last fall in many of the work areas along the Muddy River. The tall, 8-foot construction fencing is being removed and replaced by 4-foot black vinyl fences.
March 22, 2022. The Muddy River Flood Damage Reduction Phase 2 Construction Project is located in the footprint generally between Leverett Pond to Boylston Street in Boston and Brookline.
“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
May 24, 2022. Dredging and landscaping were completed last fall in many of the work areas along the Muddy River. The tall, 8-foot construction fencing is being removed and replaced by 4-foot black vinyl fences.
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May 24, 2022. As the US Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor, Charter Engineering, prepare to dredge the twelfth and final work area of the Muddy River Restoration Project, pedestrian and bicycle paths along the north end of Riverway Park will be temporarily closed to the public.
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May 24, 2022. The return of consistently warm weather marks the beginning of the Muddy River Restoration Project’s planting season. Landscaping plans vary by work area, but in general, they follow a typical chronological pattern.
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Flooded path in the Riverway the morning of September 2nd.
24 hours later, the path is dry.