During the week of September 3rd the Medway Trail Taskforce and the Open Space Committee will break ground on the Chicken Brook Boardwalk that will link trails between Adams Street and Lovering Street.  This linkage represents significant progress toward the goal of creating a 3.5 mile long ecological and recreation corridor running from the Upper Charles Trail in Holliston to Choate Park.  The northern and southern pieces already exist but are not connected.  The Chicken Brook Boardwalk is one of two needed linkages to complete the trail.

The project began in 1997 with initial discussions about turning Medway’s old farm paths into usable walkways. In 1999 the Town approved a master plan that included this goal.  Since then the Town has acquired several properties and volunteers have built trails, one section at a time.  This year volunteers are in the process of building and installing 3 footbridges along the trail extension from the High School to Chicken Brook.  The Chicken Brook Boardwalk was engineered by Beals & Thomas and will be installed by GoliathTech Corporation.

The final linkage connecting Lovering Street to Idylbrook is planned for 2018.

Chair of the Medway Trail Taskforce Jim Wieler said "A few of us have been involved in this project from the beginning and it is extremely gratifying to reach this major milestone toward creating this trail for the residents of Medway."  He continued, "This project would not have been possible without the ongoing support of many Town boards, organizations and committees.  I would like to acknowledge and thank my fellow Taskforce members Charlie Ross, Paul Atwood, and Michael Murphy.  Additionally, the entire Taskforce would like to thank Glenn Trindade, Gary Legee, Denise Legee, Joanne Williams, Jim Wickis, Paul Mahoney, Paul Marble, Dan Hooper, and Tina Wright and members of the Medway Trail Club for their enthusiastic support and efforts on this project."