Is it feasible to construct a rail trail on the old rail bed?
A feasibility study of the Sudbury to Lowell rail trail (Phases 1 and 2) was done in 1987 by the Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS. CTPS is staff to the Metropolitan Planning Organization.) The conclusion was that a trail is feasible, but there are some logistical problems in Concord and Acton. Acton completed their own more comprehensive feasibility engineering study in January 2004 and concluded a rail trail was feasible. It noted the biggest concern as the crossing of Rte 2A (Great Road). In Concord, the significant problems are a crossing of Rt 2 and the replacement of a bridge over the Assabet River in West Concord. In January 2005, a feasibility study of Phase 3 is underway by the CTPS.
