New Bedford roadwork sites for the upcoming week of February 26, 2024 – March 1, 2024

“The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of February 26, 2024 – March 1, 2024, and they are as follows:

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

• Main relay on Acushnet Ave from Phillips Rd to Fox St
• Main relay on Central Ave from Acushnet Ave to Ashley Blvd
• Main relay on Central Ave from Church St to Brook St
• Main relay on County St from Cove St to Rivet St
• Main relay on Hicks St from Acushnet Ave to N Front St
• Main relay on Jouvette St from County St to Crapo St
• Main relay on W Rodney French Blvd from Calumet St to Bayview 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 is scheduled during the overnight hours starting and is scheduled until May 31st of 2024. Work will take place Sundays to Thursdays. Police will be on site for detour and safety setups.
• MassDOT will be closing street highway ramps overnight from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM for the following locations to conduct bridge work for the pedestrian walk across RT 18. Work will being on Sunday, February 25th – Route 18 South Bound or Purchase St ramps and Monday, February 26th – Purchase Street ramp.
• 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.) If you have questions, please email the project team at SouthCoastRail@dot.state.ma.us
• Contractor (SCR Constructors) will continue site work at the 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. Temporary detours may be in place pending construction activities occurring.  If you have questions, please email the project team at SouthCoastRail@dot.state.ma.us
• New Bedford: Rt. 18 Overnight Closures and Detours for Pedestrian Bridge Work
• Construction continues for the new pedestrian bridge across Route 18 and Acushnet Avenue connecting to the New Bedford Station.
• Crews are currently ahead of schedule with the erecting of temporary support steel structures (falsework) over Route 18 and will begin construction of the temporary bridge deck next week. The falsework and deck will be used to support the placement and construction of the new permanent bridge steel.
• The following is an update to the schedule of overnight closures (subject to change) of Route 18 and adjacent roads. Signage and police details will be in place to direct traffic. Additional overnight closures may be added Thursday, February 29, as necessary, to complete this work.
• Sunday Night, February 25 – Acushnet Avenue: traffic will be diverted to Herman Melville Boulevard
• Monday Night, February 26 – Route 18 Northbound at Route 6/Mill Street and Hillman Street: traffic will be diverted to Herman Melville Boulevard and Purchase Street (see map below)
• Tuesday Night, February 27 – Route 18 Southbound at Purchase Street exit: traffic will be diverted to Purchase Street (see map below)
• Wednesday Night, February 28 – Route 18 Purchase Street Ramp: Traffic will be diverted to the next Route 18 exit (Route 6 West exit onto Pleasant Street/Purchase Street)
• Location of work: •Purchase Street (between Pearl Street and Willis Street) •Near the MassHire Greater New Bedford Career Center (618 Acushnet Ave) •Route 18 at the Purchase Street exit
• Dates/Hours of Work: •Weekdays, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM •Nighttime work hours for falsework install, 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM
• To accommodate the construction of the west side plaza of the bridge, there will be no street parking on the east side of Purchase Street between Pearl Street and Willis Street.
 
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 Bedford Street, between Palmer Street and Ryan Street. Tuesday, Brownell Street, between Ryan Street and Bedford Street then moving to Plymouth Street between Brigham Street and Palmer Street. Wednesday, Plymouth Street, between Brigham Street and Brownell Street then moving to Ryan Street between Brigham Street and Brownell Street. Thursday, Ryan Street, between Brigham Street and Palmer Street. Friday, Plymouth Street, between Brigham Street and Brownell Street then Brigham Street between Hawthorn Street and Priscilla Street. During working hours, these roads may be closed with signs posted to detour traffic around work areas. Police details will be on-site allowing access to residents only and assist with traffic management.

Project: Grape Street Collector Rehabilitation General Contractor: Green Mountain Pipeline Services Subcontractor: Duke’s Root Control (Friday 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM)
• The Subcontractor is scheduled to complete the root control in the wastewater system at the north and south sides of Buttonwood Park Pond. There may be a brief lane reduction along Brownell Ave while work is being completed.

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 will continue installing the new sewer force main along Nash Road and Shawmut Avenue and Mt 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.”