Construction underway at $14M visitor center site
The new visitors center will be visible from Route 146 and serve as a community space.
Construction has kicked off at the site of the new visitor center that will greet people coming into Worcester from the south after an agreement was reached about who will fund the day-to-day operations.
The new $14 million Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center, which will be located in Quinsigamond Village off of Route 146, will be both the most northern visitor center for the newly created Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park but it will serve a much larger role for the city, according to officials. Daily management of the site will be funded by the city of Worcester and the nonprofit Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Inc. that manages three other visitor centers in the newly created park.
In addition to the daily management, the two organizations will be partnering with other agencies to bring programming and events to the location that will feature a park and performance space.
The targeted opening date for the location is fall of 2017. Site work is already underway with construction set to begin later this year, according to city officials.
The new visitor’s center is jointly funded by federal, state, and local funds. It will also be the Central Region headquarters of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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