Photo: Adine Storer
The Muddy River Restoration Project progresses. Dredging, bridge restoration, habitat improvement, and landscaping work are ongoing throughout Olmsted Park, the Riverway, and Back Bay Fens. At the Justine Mee Liff Park across from the Landmark Center, the focus is on maintaining the newly restored landscape and honoring Olmsted’s original vision for a continuous, meandering Muddy River. At Charlesgate, a new public park is taking shape.
The MMOC oversees this work on behalf of the public and keeps you updated. We welcome your questions and comments.
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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
Save the date for Public Oversight Reimagined, the next public meeting for all Muddy River friends, neighbors and partners. When: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 6-8:30pm
October 8, 2021. Upland trees and shrubs have been delivered and planting is underway in some areas where dredging has been completed—in the Riverway on either side of Netherlands Road and in the Fenway between Avenue Louis Pasteur and the Museum of Fine Arts (Work Areas 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9).
September 22, 2021. In June, the 1894 bridge was dismantled, lifted over the trees, placed on flatbed trucks and transported to Rhode Island for rehabilitation. Read the latest in Hugh Mattision’s updates.
The remnants of Hurricane Ida passed over Boston on September 2, 2021, dropping more than 4 inches of rain in neighborhoods adjacent to the Muddy
Sep. 22, 2021. Wetland and riverbank planting and lawn seeding is beginning in some construction areas where dredging has been completed—in the Riverway on either side of Netherlands Road and in the Fenway between Avenue Louis Pasteur and the Museum of Fine Arts (Work Areas 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9)
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers overview focuses on preparations for the dredging work which is anticipated to begin in October 2020.
On Saturday, we implemented a traffic change in order to continue work on the project. This shift will allow us to construct the new left turn roadway from Riverway onto Park Drive North
The weather last several weeks hasn’t been as dry since the last update; however, we have continued to make progress on the project between rain storms.
