By: Kenneth Borges
MARION — The Sippican Lands Trust held a groundbreaking ceremony at Osprey Marsh on Point road in Marion to celebrate the construction of an 1,800 foot accessible boardwalk on Saturday, June 29 at 9 a.m.
Shovels officially dug into the ground after a few short remarks from Sippican Lands Trust Executive Director Jim Bride, who thanked donors, the Board of Directors at Sippican Lands Trust, and officials from the Town of Marion for their contributions to the project.
The boardwalk will be built by Marion contractor W.S. Bradford and allow people with mobility issues, such as those in wheelchairs, to explore nature. Bradford said that the boardwalk will be built using planks of pressure treated lumber spaced ⅜ of an inch apart to allow sunlight to reach the plants below the boardwalk. It will be four feet wide with additional “bump outs” that will add another four feet in width at certain points. Bradford said the bump outs are about six feet long and will allow one wheelchair bound person to let another pass by in the opposite direction. A viewing platform will be built at the end of the boardwalk overlooking Planting Island Cove to the Southeast.
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