Highway Division Update
- Last week, Public Works repaired potholes on Lovefield Street, North Maple Street, Kimball Street, Howes Street, Fair Street Extension, Elm Street, Locust Street, Parsons Street, Stone Ridge Drive, King Street, Clement Street, Ormond Drive and the Hampton Avenue parking lot.
- 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.
- Roadway islands downtown were maintained.
- 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.
- Asphalt curb and driveway work will be conducted during the week of July 1.
- 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.
- 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.
- On Spring Street, the contractor will continue to remove curbing this week, and the subcontractor will resume drainage installation on July 8.
- 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 from July 1 to July 3. No work is scheduled for July 4 & 5.
- There is no work scheduled for Glendale Road this week.
- The City has contracted with Northern Tree Service to perform vegetation removal and maintenance work on portions of the flood control system.
- Minor work will be conducted this week on the earthen levees adjacent to Pleasant Street and the Hockanum Road Pumping Station.
- 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 1 to July 3, crews will conduct work along Chesterfield Rd west of Sylvester Rd, Sylvester Rd and Kennedy Rd.
- 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.
