- Last week, Public Works repaired potholes on Spring Street, Market Street, Main Street, Clement Street, Bridge Road, Hatfield Street, Cooke Avenue, Riverside Drive, Elm Street, Glendale Road, West Street, North Elm Street, South Street, Chesterfield Road,Industrial Drive, Masonic Street, Prospect Street and Burts Pit Road. To report a pothole, please submit a request for Pothole Repair. The largest potholes are filled first to alleviate hazards to motor vehicles.
- As hazards arise and are identified, they will be addressed.
- Snow removal work was done along Westhampton Road.
Burts Pit Road Sliplining Project
- The City has contracted with Aqua Line Utility to "slipline" two culverts that convey streams under the road, which involves inserting new pipes into the existing culverts to repair them.
- There are two locations, a twin culvert near #947 Burts Pit Road and a culvert near #1021 Burts Pit Road.
- The project will begin on February 25. The duration of the project is expected to be one month.
- The contractor will require lane closures during construction, and there will be traffic police to allow one-way traffic at all times.
Tree Removal
- The City of Northampton has contracted with Northern Tree to remove approximately 50 dead red pine hazard trees at the corner of Reservoir Rd and Chesterfield Rd. This work will begin next week on Monday (3/18), and will likely continue for 3-4 days. Because a crane will be used to remove the trees, traffic may be impacted. Police details have been scheduled for these days.
Bridge Road at Cooke Avenue
- The City has contracted with Dagle Electric Corporation to replace the traffic signal and controls at the intersection of Bridge Road, Cooke Avenue and Jackson Street.
- Dagle will be on site Monday-Thursday placing the new mast arm and signals. The existing signals will continue to operate normally until the new signals are placed in service.
- Temporary stoppage of traffic may be required during certain operations. Motorists should use caution in the work zone, expect delays and seek alternate routes if possible, and obey police details directing traffic.
Chesterfield Road at Kennedy Road - Upper Roberts Meadow Reservoir Dam
- SumCo Eco-Contracting, LLC has removed the dam and completed the in-water work. Initial restoration of the staging area is complete and final restoration of the staging area and access roads will be completed in the spring of 2019.
- The project has removed the Upper Roberts Reservoir Dam and restored the Roberts Meadow Brook stream channel to its natural course.
South Street Bridge at Mill River Diversion Channel
- The City has contracted with Northern Tree Service to perform vegetation removal and maintenance work on portions of the flood control system.
- The bridge on South Street near Earle Street that crosses the Mill River diversion channel includes flood control structures. Trees adjacent to the flood control structures have been removed with stump removal expected in the spring.
Downtown Paving - Pleasant, Hampton, Wright and Fulton
- The project commenced in August and includes Pleasant Street, Hampton Avenue, Wright Avenue, Cooke Avenue and Fulton Avenue. The contractor for this project is Warner Bros., LLC of Sunderland, MA.
- Work is complete for the winter season. Remaining punch-list work will be completed in the spring of 2019.
