New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of April 8, 2024 – April 12, 2024,

The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of April 8, 2024 – April 12, 2024, and they are as follows:

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

• Installing services on Central Ave from Church St to Conduit St
• Main relay on Acushnet Ave from Phillips Rd to Bowles St
• Main relay on Acushnet Ave from Phillips Rd to 3082 Acushnet Ave
• Main relay on Brook St from Irvington St to Clifford St
• Main relay on County St from Cove St to Rivet St
• Main relay on Princeton St from Church St to Ashley Blvd
• Services on Jouvette St from County St to Crapo St
• Services on Mosher St from County St to Crapo St
• Services on W. Rodney French Blvd from Calumet St to Bayview St
• Tie-in work at Arlington St and Central Ave
• Tie-in work at Conduit St and Shaw St
• Tie-in work at Central Ave and Conduit St
• Tie-in work at Central Ave and Church St

Other:

• MassDOT will be staging installation and beam end cleaning and concrete encasements at I-195 East and West bound lanes over Purchase St, County St and State St. Work will take place Sunday – Thursday with overnight operations only.
• Starting Sunday, April 7th at 8:00 PM through Thursday, April 11th MassDOT will be closing Acushnet Avenue, RT 18 North Bound, RT 18 South Bound and the Purchase Street Ramp during overnight hours for one night each segment for continued work on the pedestrian bridge.  Traffic detours will be in place. 
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working on a road reconstruction project at West Rodney French Boulevard from Cove Street to George Street.
• Contractor (JH Lynch) will be working on the MassDOT road construction project at the intersection of Rockdale Ave at Allen St. Traffic detours will be in place during workday hours of operation.
• Contractor (PA Landers) tentatively scheduled to resume work on the MassDOT road construction project on Kings Highway from Mt. Pleasant Street to Oliver Street.
• Contractor (PA Landers) tentatively scheduled to commence work on Monday, April 15th at the MassDOT road reconstruction project on County Street from Nelson Street to Rivet 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.
• Contractor (Barletta Heavy Division) scheduled to start night work on April 3rd to install tie girders and knuckles for the South Coast Rail Pedestrian Bridge project.
• Contractor (SCR Constructors) will continue site work at the future South Coast Rail station platform locations in the city. (Church St at Carlisle St and Wamsutta St at Acushnet Ave.) and continue site work at future pedestrian bridge across Route 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 scheduled to start pavement preservation and related work on Route 140 both north bound and south bound from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 5.2 starting April 1st and is scheduled until January 15th of 2026. Work to be conducted during overnight hours. Police details and ramp closures with detours to be expected.
 
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 the contractor will be on Grape Street between Brownell Street and Winter Street, Brownell Street between Allen Street and Grape Street. Tuesday on Grape Street between Brownell Street and Winter Street, Brownell Street between Allen Street and Grape Street, Allen Street between Brownell Street and Winter Street. Wednesday on Grape Street between Winter Street and Rural Street, Grape Street between West Street and Alec Street, Clover Street between Allen Street and Grape Street. Thursday on Lewis Court between Grape Street and the end of road, Page Street between Allen Street and Grape Street. 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: Grape Street Collector Rehabilitation General Contractor: Green Mountain Pipeline Services Subcontractor: Duke’s Root Control and Ribeiro Construction Inc (Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
• The Subcontractor is scheduled to continue installation of the drain manhole and 36-in PVC drain piping at Buttonwood Park between the pond and Kempton Street.

Project: Phase 4 Transmission Main Reinforcement Project   Contractor: C. Naughton Corp. (Monday-Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
• The Contractor will continue replacing a section of the existing 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 is scheduled to continue granite curb replacement and concrete sidewalk placement along Nash Road between Shawmut Avenue and Mount Pleasant Street. Lane restrictions will be in place during working hours, with one lane of alternating traffic open. Police officers will be on-site to assist with traffic management.