News Flash

Weekly Construction Updates

• Interactive Construction Updates Map - managed by the Mayor's Office

Highway Division Updates

• Last week, the Highway Division:
  • Installed, removed and/or repaired signs on King Street, Main Street and Spring Street
  • Repaired curbing on Murphy Terrace
  • Installed curbing on Winterberry Lane
• Annual ward street sweeping operations are underway in Wards 1, 2 and 7
  • Wards will be swept in the following order this year: 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Federal Street remains reduced to one lane at the culvert crossing between Milton Street and Vernon Street until further notice
• Lovefield Street remains closed until further notice
• Old Wilson Road remains closed until further notice
• Portion of sidewalk in front of 56-58 Main Street remains closed until further notice
• To report a pothole, please submit a request via the Pothole Repair Form
  • The largest potholes are filled first to alleviate hazards to vehicles
  • As hazards arise and are identified, they will be addressed
• To report an issue with a traffic sign, please submit a request via the Traffic Sign Issue Form

Cardinal Way Drainage Improvements

• The City has contracted with Beaver Solutions, LLC to install a pond leveler on Cardinal Way to remedy a beaver dam hazard
• The pond leveler will serve to mitigate flooding hazards to the roadway by automatically regulating the pond height during normal conditions and will cause no harm to beavers
• Project is complete
• Public Works will regularly monitor the pond level

Glendale Road Landfill Drainage Repairs

• The City has contracted with Murray Excavating to repair damaged drainage infrastructure at the capped landfill on Glendale Road
• The Contractor will access the site via Gate 2, so motorists should be alert and use caution as trucks are entering and exiting the landfill
• Transfer station hours for yard waste (Gate 2) will not be impacted by work
• The Contractor will continue installing new drain manholes and pipes this week

I-91 Bridges over Route 5 (Mount Tom Road), Railroad and Hockanum Road

• MassDOT has contracted with J.F. White, Inc. to construct roadway improvements to I-91 and at Exit 23 (formerly Exit 18)
• The project will replace the I-91 bridges over Route 5, the Railroad and Hockanum Road and construct safety and signal improvements at the exit interchange
• Construction is complete
• The Contractor may work on punch list items this week
• Questions about the project should be directed to MassDOT District 2, project #606552

King Street Corridor Traffic Signal Pole Painting

• MassDOT has contracted with a painting contractor, Polar Vortex, to paint the poles of the traffic signals at Finn & King Streets, Finn & State Streets and King-North-Summer Streets
• The project is substantially complete
• The Contractor may work on punch list items this week
• Questions about the project should be directed to MassDOT District 2, project #607502

Northampton Bikeway (Mass Central Rail Trail) Resurfacing

• The City has contracted with Warner Bros., LLC to resurface the pavement on the Northampton Bikeway segment of the Mass Central Rail Trail between Bridge Road and State Street
• Details about the project can be viewed at Northampton Bikeway
• The project is substantially complete
• The Contractor may work on punch list items this week

Pavement Resurfacing 2025

• The City has contracted with Warner Bros., LLC for paving on the following streets: Birch Lane, Church Street, Country Way, Fair Street, Maplewood Terrace, Morningside Drive, Northern Avenue, Rustlewood Ridge, South Street, Winterberry Lane and Woodbine Avenue
• The project also includes sidewalk repairs on Northern Avenue, Rustlewood Ridge and Woodbine Avenue
• The Contractor will mobilize in the coming weeks

Pothole Patching

• The City has contracted with Warner Bros., LLC to patch potholes throughout the City
• The Contractor will mobilize this week

Rocky Hill Greenway Multi-Use Path

• MassDOT has contracted with JL Construction Corp to construct a 0.5 mile multi-use path from the Manhan Rail Trail to Rocky Hill Road
• The project will improve pedestrian and bicycle facilities by connecting the residential areas along Rocky Hill Road and Ice Pond Drive to the New Haven and Northampton Canal/Manhan Rail Trail
• Trail is closed due to active construction and will remain closed to all access until the project is completed
• Rocky Hill Greenway Multi-Use Trail Map (pdf)
• The Contractor will be removing stumps throughout the project area this week
• Questions about the project should be directed to MassDOT District 2, project #608413

Smith College Area Pedestrian Improvements

• The City has contracted with Pine Ridge Technologies, Inc. to install pedestrian improvements along Elm Street from Henshaw Avenue to Paradise Road and West Street from Green Street to Lower College Lane
• The project includes restriping crosswalk and pavement markings, replacing signage and installing rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) & flexible delineator posts
• The project is substantially complete
• The Contractor may work on punch list items this week

South Main Street Sewer Repair

• The City has contracted with Geeleher Enterprises Inc. to make a sewer repair in the vicinity of 143 South Main Street
• Repair is complete and temporarily patched
• Permanent pavement patch is scheduled to be installed this week

Tree Protection Zones

• The fencing that has been erected in areas of the City around trees is to protect them during the different phases of utility upgrades and other construction excavations that are within fifty (50) feet of a public shade tree. This protection policy (pdf) is a requirement under the City’s trench permit policy (pdf) and ensures that public shade trees are kept free and clear from trunk and root damage.
• Excavation contractors have a phased approach to utility upgrades where they replace the main lines first over multiple streets then return at a later date to install new services to homes and businesses. Once they complete these phases they will remove the tree protection and may erect them at another location where work has yet to begin. Their schedule, while followed closely by the DPW permit system, is largely based on their operational capacity and contractor availability.

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