New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 27, 2020 –July 31, 2020

The City of New Bedford has roadwork sites for the upcoming week of July 27, 2020 –July 31, 2020 and they are as follows:

Eversource:

Eversource will replace the gas mains at the following locations:

• Kings Hwy – Tarkiln Hill Rd. to Mt Pleasant St. (Main)
• Cottage St. From Parker St. – Sycamore St. (Main)
• Peckham from Mt. Pleasant to County St. (Services)
• Clifford St. from Ashley Blvd to Acushnet Ave. (Services)
• Davis St. from Riverside Ave. to 389 Davis St. (Services)
• Summer St. from Studley to Locust (Main)

Eversource will be doing final street and sidewalk restoration at various locations city-wide.

Other:

• Contractor (PA Landers) to continue drainage work at Mass DOT Project #606709, New Bedford – Roadway Reconstruction and Related Work (including signals) along a section of Kings Highway and Tarkiln Hill Road. Construction to take place during regular working hours (Monday – Friday), police details and traffic controls will be in place.
• Department of Public Infrastructure will be filling potholes on a continuous basis throughout the city.
• Department of Public Infrastructure conducting its annual street sweeping program city-wide.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working to pave the topcoat in the roadway on Willow St. from Cedar St. to Richmond St. This road will be closed with police detail.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working on Westview St. and Nemasket St. to install sections of HMA curbing in various area. The road will be closed to thru traffic with a police detail.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working within Magnet Park to remove and replace existing HMA paths.
• Contractor (PA Landers) will be working to pave the topcoat in the roadway on Mt. Vernon St. from Shawmut Ave. to Highland St. on Monday. The road will be closed to thru traffic with police detail.
• Department of Public Infrastructure will soon start Sunday hydrant flushing. Flushing will be conducted on August 2nd, 9th and 16th at the following locations between 8 AM and 4 PM:
◦ Industrial Park along Braley Rd., Church St., Phillips Rd., Duchaine Blvd., Samuel Barnet Blvd. and John Vertente Blvd.
◦ The Fish Houses along Coggeshall St., North Front St., Herman Melville Blvd. and MacArthur Dr. from Front St. to Cove St.
◦ Pier 2, Pier 4 and the State Pier
◦ Downtown between Maxfield St. and Walnut St. and from County St. to the Waterfront.
• Contractor (P Gioioso and Son) is scheduled to continue with the replacement of the Nelson St. Water Main and service connections, between Crapo St. and County St. P Gioioso and Son will also be replacing piping and valves at the Nelson St / County St intersection on Monday. Traffic on County St may be reduced to one lane on Monday. During working hours, Nelson St. may be closed to thru traffic with access by local traffic only. Traffic will be directed to either Jouvette St. or Scott St. Detour signage, police details and traffic controls will be in place.
• The contractor (WES Construction) is scheduled to continue construction of the new pumping station and installation of the site utilities at the Front St./ Elm St. site. Elm St, between JFK Memorial Highway (RTE 18) and MacArthur Dr. will be closed to westbound traffic. Westbound traffic will be detoured via MacArthur Drive. There will be detour signage and traffic controls in place.
• Due to ongoing construction at the High Hill Reservoir residents may experience discolored water. The water is safe, and the discoloration will be temporary. We recommend allowing the water to settle for a few hours and then flushing your service line by letting the bathtub run for a few minutes until the water clears.

** Please note: Contractors will continue to follow guidelines and protocol regarding COVID-19 social distancing while conducting work in construction zone.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation the Department of Public Infrastructure will be closed to the public entry. Office staff is available to assist by email and telephone.