Fitchburg DPW Alerts
FITCHBURG >> The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of Oct. 2, 2023.
Road Construction
Monday — Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect road closures, delays and detours.
• Massdotwill be continuing their reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Circle Street Bridge. Due to construction, the bridge will remain closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic until further notice.
Combination Sanitary Sewer/stormdrain Separation Project
Monday — Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Expect detours, lane shifts, road closures, and traffic delays.
• Ongoing Combination Sanitary Sewer/storm Drain Separation Project: Contractor will be continuing Sewer Infrastructure work on Main Street at the intersection of River Street, Goddard Street at Chestnut Street and Caldwell Place and Bond Street.
• Ongoing CCTV inspection for Cured in Place Pipe liner installation will be conducted on various streets and roads. Roads to remain open and passable for Cctvwork only. The contractor will work with residents to maintain access to their property at all times. Residents and business owners, please be advised the Main Street at River Street Detour is now in place. Please follow all traffic and detour signs. The Fitchburg Police Department is available for any traffic or detour questions.
Minor traffic impacts
Monday — Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Stormcleanup will continue. Residents, please be patient as crews are diligently working though impacted areas restoring the City utilities and road way infrastructure(s). Residents and Business owners should continue to report all unsafe conditions on See-click-fix. Work will be prioritized and attended to as crews become available.
• Pothole repairs Citywide.
• Repair water gate boxes at various locations throughout the City.
• Unitil will be conducting natural gas pipeline replacement projects in the areas of: Mount Vernon St, Apple Tree Hill, Prichard St from Main St to Elm St, Pleasant St from Spring St to Davis St, Pinard Ave, Pleasantview Ave., Hawes Street, Whitney Court, Wendell Road, Rockdale Ave., Valdalia Ave., and Brown Ave. The contractors Neuco, S. Fors, Feeney Brothers and O.G. Croteau, plan to work 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Expect detours, temporary road closures and delays. Residents will be given notice on any planned service interruptions associated with the gas work.
• On Thursday Oct. 5, Unitil will be working on Westminster Hill Road in the vicinity of 100Westminster Hill Road. Expect a road closure fromwest Street to Alpine Street.
• Pine Ridge Technologies (PRT) will finish installing streetlight bases and begin installing replacement aluminum light poles on various streets throughout the City.
• Arcadiswill be conducting stormwater infrastructure inspections in the following areas: Parker Hill Drive, Downy Circle, Flicker Drive, Wattsdrive, Macintosh Lane, Courtland Avenue, Aimees Way, Montesion Drive, Hemlock Drive, Tibbett Circle, Goodfellow Drive, Stoneybrook Road, Nijal Court, Theresa Street, Hurd Street, and Saint Andrew Street. Please note that the inspection of the infrastructure may include the use of dye and residents should not be alarmed.
The contractor shall work with residents if temporary access to their property is needed.
• Due to ongoing construction at Crocker Elementary School, heavier than normal traffic may be experienced on Mechanic Street, Bigelowdrive and Whittemore Street. Over the next few weeks there will be steel deliveries, concrete trucks and dump trucks along with construction personnel vehicles.
Hydrants
• Hydrantmaintenance City-wide. Monday through Friday— Winterizing fire hydrants at various locations City-wide.
Use Seeclickfix to report maintenance requests or concerns including potholes, sidewalks, signs/signals, lights, parks, catch basins or manholes. Please call the Dpwdispatcher at 978-829-1900 with any immediate request including weather related events (snow, wind, ice, flooding) or sewage backups.