Highway Division Update
- Last week, the Highway Division repaired potholes on Crescent 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.
- Last week, the Highway Division repaired catch basins on Masonic Street, Gothic Street and North Farms Road.
- Last week, the Highway Division graded the following dirt roads: Walnut Trees Path, Webbs Hollow Road, Old Ferry Road, Riverbank Road and Rainbow Road.
- Street sweeping in Ward 1 has been completed.
- Street sweeping in Ward 6 has begun and will continue next week.
- The paving project is substantially complete.
- The Contractor will be working on guardrail, signs & curb repair during the following weeks.
- Touch-ups to the loam and seed along the shoulder (roadway edge) will be made at the end of the project.
- On Spring Street, Main Street (Leeds), and Cross Street, the Contractor will work on driveway aprons and curb installation.
- On Chesterfield Road, no work is planned for this week.
- On Bridge Road, the Contractor will continue installing loam adjacent to curbs.
- On Glendale Road, the Contractor will work along the shoulder (roadway edge).
- 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 City has contracted with NEL Corp to remove and replace the Clement Street bridge deck protective surfacing and to repave 30 feet at the deck approaches.
- The bridge is expected to reopen by the end of September 2019.
- MassDOT has contracted with Baltazar Contractors, Inc. to construct a roundabout and associated improvements to the Interstate 91 - Exit 19 interchange at the base of the Coolidge Bridge. The work is scheduled to be completed by June 2021.
- Preliminary work includes construction survey, work on the northbound I-91 off ramp and southbound I-91 on ramp, and utility relocations.
- Questions about the project should be directed to MassDOT District 2.
An overview of all current Public Works projects can be found by going to Current Projects.