Route 100 Project - July 11, 2019

FALMOUTH - ROUTE 100 PROJECT

Construction Update #17 – July 11, 2019 – Two Week Outlook

The following information reflects the latest available information regarding the Route 100 Project in Falmouth. Please note that forward-looking information is based upon projections and is subject to change due to weather and other variables.

 

Please Note this update is for the weeks of July 15th and July 22nd. There will not be a construction update next Thursday.

 

WORK HOURS:

Work in the Route 100 Project zone for the remainder of this week will begin at approximately 6:00 a.m. and last until approximately 5:00 p.m.; No after-hour or overnight work is expected.

 

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

  • Storm drain installations will be the general scope of work over the next few weeks.
  • 70% of all underground utilities have been installed to date.
  • Traffic impacts are currently minimal, with one-lane alternating traffic occurring throughout most of the working/daytime hours.
  • No road closures are anticipated over the next few weeks.

 

WORK YOU’RE LIKELY TO SEE THE WEEK OF JULY 15TH:

  • Traffic:
    • Leighton Road intersection: Traffic signals will be turned off during construction activities near the intersection. The intersections will be controlled by multiple flaggers during periods when construction is close to the intersection.
    • Single-Lane Closures for various utility work will begin at 6:00 AM next week.

Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes during the peak/commuting hours.

  • The speed limit remains reduced to 25 Miles-Per-Hour within the work zone areas.

 

  • Natural Gas Expansion: Summit Natural Gas will begin their utility work along Gray Road as part of their 2019 natural gas expansion in Falmouth.
  • Shaw Brothers will be installing new storm drain infrastructure on Gray Road, near Marston Street; between Leighton Road and the Credit Union.
  • Shaw Brothers will be installing new storm drain infrastructure on Gray Road, north of Mountain Road.
  • Consolidated Communications (formerly Fairpoint Communications) will continue with the removal of their old overhead utility wiring from the poles next week.

 

WORK YOU’RE LIKELY TO SEE THE WEEK OF JULY 22ND:

  • Traffic:
    • Same as previous week
  • Shaw Brothers will be installing new storm drain infrastructure on Gray Road, near Bell Antiques.
  • Shaw Brothers will continue installing new storm drain infrastructure on Gray Road, north of Mountain Road.
  • Consolidated Communications (formerly Fairpoint Communications) will potentially complete the removal of their old overhead utility wiring from the poles next week.

 

GRAPHICS:

 

rendering

We’ve been showing you lots of construction photo’s: Work Zones, overhead utility work, and more. This rendering is what all the work is striving to achieve: A newly-constructed and modernized Gray Road, which includes…..…….

 

Intersection plan

Two completely rebuilt intersections................and

 

Cross section rendering

new bicycle/pedestrian accommodations (bike lanes and sidewalks) and streetscape amenities (sidewalk lighting and landscaping).