New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of June 3, 2024 – June 7, 2024

“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of June 3, 2024 – June 7, 2024, and they are as follows:

Eversource will be working on gas main relays and services on:

• Main cutting and capping on Blacker St at County St
• Main cutting and capping on Delano St at County St
• Main relay on Acushnet Ave from Phillips Rd to Bowles St
• Main relay on Bayview St from W Rodney French to Point St
• Main relay on Acushnet Ave from Phillips Rd to 3082 Acushnet Ave
• Main relay on Church St from Belleville Rd to Park Ave
• Main relay on Hudson St from W Rodney French to Brock Ave
• Main tie in on Nelson St at County St
• Main tie in and service on Princeton St from Church St to Ashley Blvd
• Services on Central Ave from Church St to Conduit St

Eversource will be working on test pits and related work for future electric upgrades at the following locations:
• Pine St from MacArthur Dr to terminus
• MacArthur Dr from Pine St to Walnut St
• Walnut St from MacArthur Dr to S. Second St
• S. Second St from Walnut St to School St
• School St from S. Second St to County St
• County St from School St to Locust St

For more information about this project, please call the project information hotline at 1-833-836-0302 or email ProjectInfoMA@eversource.com to join the email list for regular construction and community updates.

Other:

• Contractor (Indus) will be crack sealing varies locations throughout the City.
• Contractor (K5 Corporation) will be working city wide repainting pavement markings. Work will take place between 7:00 PM and 6:00 AM Tuesday thru Friday.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working at the MassDOT road reconstruction project on County Street from Nelson Street to Rivet Street.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working on a road reconstruction project at West Rodney French Boulevard from Cove Street to George Street.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working on a road reconstruction project at Elm Street from JFK Memorial Highway (Route 18) to Purchase Street.
• Contractor (JH Lynch) will be working on the MassDOT road reconstruction project at the intersection of Rockdale Avenue at Allen Street. Final paving operations scheduled for Thursday, June 6th, with no local traffic access. Traffic detours will be in place during workday hours of operation.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working at the MassDOT road reconstruction project on Kings Highway from Mt. Pleasant Street to Oliver Street.
• Contractor (Various utility companies) will be working on utility pole transfers at the MassDOT road reconstruction project on Acushnet Avenue from Tobey Street to Pequot Street.
• MassDOT will be staging installation and beam end cleaning and concrete encasements at I-195 East and West bound lanes over Purchase Street, County Street and State Street. Work will take place Sunday – Thursday with overnight operations only.
• Contractor (SCR Constructors) will continue site work at the future South Coast Rail station platform locations in the city. (Church Street at Carlisle Street and Wamsutta Street at Acushnet Avenue.) and continue site work at the future pedestrian bridge across Rte. 18 impacting parking along Purchase Street between Willis Street and Pearl Street and at the Division of Career Services on Acushnet Avenue. If you have questions, please email the project team at SouthCoastRail@dot.state.ma.us
• MassDOT to continue pavement preservation and related work on Route 140 both northbound and southbound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 5.2. Work to be conducted during overnight hours. Police details and ramp closures with detours to be expected.
• Contractor (SCR) will be erecting the steel arch for the pedestrian bridge starting the week of June 17th which will require nightly closures of Rt 18.

Project: Lead Service Line Replacement Program Phase II General Contractor: C. Naughton Corp. (Monday-Friday 7:00am -5:00pm)
• The contractor will be working Lead Service Line Replacements. Monday on Hawthorn Street between Rockdale Avenue and Reed Street. Tuesday on Hawthorn Street between Whittier Street and Burns Street. Plymouth Street between Whittier Street and Burns Street. Wednesday on Plymouth Street between Rockdale Avenue and Whittier Street. Rockdale Avenue between Carroll Street and Plymouth Street. Thursday on Carroll Street between Whittier Street and Rockdale Avenue. Friday on Carroll Street between Burns Street and Rockdale Avenue. Ryan Street between Burns Street and Rockdale Avenue. At times during working hours, these locations may be closed to thru traffic with signs posted to detour traffic around work areas. Police details will be on-site allowing access to residents only and assisting with traffic management.

Project: Phase 4 Transmission Main Reinforcement Project Contractor: C. Naughton Corp. (Monday-Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
• The Contractor will be constructing a gravel service road and completing final site grading at the 48-in water transmission main north of the railroad crossing at Chipaway Road in East Freetown.

Project: Shawmut Avenue and Howland Street Pumping Station Improvements Project General Contractor: WES Construction Corp. (Monday-Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
• The contractor will continue installation of granite curb and concrete sidewalk placement along Nash Road between Shawmut Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street. Lane restrictions may be in place during working hours, with one lane of alternating traffic open. Police officers will be on-site to assist with traffic management.”