Construction for the week of July 8, Weather Permitting

Highway Division Update

•  This week the Highway Division replaced a broken culvert on Hockanum Road, mastic sealed catch basins and manhole covers, graded roadways in the Meadows, and patched potholes on Hockanum Road and Liberty Street.
• To report a pothole, please submit a request for Pothole Repair. The largest potholes are filled first to alleviate hazards to vehicles. As hazards arise and are identified, they will be addressed.

Burts Pit Road Paving Project

• The City has contracted with Palmer Paving for paving and roadway improvements on Burts Pit Road (Clement Street to Forest Glen Road). Through traffic may be limited to one lane during certain phases of the project; expect delays. The Clement Street Bridge will remain open throughout construction.
• The first course of pavement is complete. 
• Final pavement course is scheduled for the week of July 8. 
• Traffic may be limited to one lane or closed to through traffic, allowing local traffic and emergency vehicles only for certain segments.   

Chesterfield Road, Spring Street, Main Street (Leeds), and Cross Street Paving Project

• The City has contracted with Palmer Paving for paving and roadway improvements on Chesterfield Road (Westhampton town line to Kennedy Road), Spring Street (Dimock Street to Col. Lavalley Lane and Meadow Street to Pine Street), Main Street - Leeds (Spring Street to 535 feet northerly at the Mill River bridge), and Cross Street (Florence Road to Bliss Street). The scope of this project includes pavement reclamation, cold in-place recycling, line painting, and drainage improvements.
• The contractor will be installing drainage on Spring Street starting Tuesday, July 9th.
• Traffic may be limited to one lane or closed to through traffic, allowing local traffic and emergency vehicles only for certain segments

Bridge Road and Glendale Road Paving Project

• The City has contracted with Warner Bros for paving on Bridge Road (100 feet west of Juniper Street to Hatfield Street) and Glendale Road (230 feet south of Westhampton Road to the Easthampton town line). The overall schedule is May 13 to August 21. Emergency vehicle access and one-way traffic will be maintained. There will be traffic delays. Please seek alternate routes if possible.
• On Bridge Road, the contractor will continue removing existing asphalt curb and excavating driveway aprons.
• There is no work scheduled for Glendale Road this week.

Roberts Meadow Watershed

• The City has contracted with Northeast Tree Care & Landscaping to remove hazard trees adjacent to the following roadways: Chesterfield Road, Kennedy Road, Reservoir Road and Sylvester Road. This work is scheduled for July 1 to July 8. Traffic may be limited to one lane during the work - please expect delays.
• Between July 8th to July 10th, crews will conduct work along Chesterfield Road between Reservoir Road and Dimock Street, and along Reservoir Road.
• Chesterfield Road will be closed to through traffic from Reservoir Road to Dimock Street from 7am - 3pm on July 8th and 9th. Access will be maintained for emergency vehicles and residents.

Pavement Markings

• The City has contracted with Hi-Way Safety Systems to repaint pavement markings across the City. This includes double yellow center lines, white edge lines, speed hump markings, arrows, railroad markings, and crosswalks. The contractor will be painting during the overnight hours from July 7th through July 11th. 

Damon Road, Bridge Street, Exit 19

• MassDOT has contracted with Baltazar Contractors, Inc. to construct a roundabout and associated improvements to the Exit 19 interchange at the base of the Coolidge Bridge. The work is scheduled to be completed by June 2021.
• Preliminary work includes construction signage installation, survey, work on the northbound I-91 off ramp and utility relocations.
• Questions about the project should be directed to MassDOT District 2.