Construction Updates

Nashua - Merrimack - Bedford 13761

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Recent Activities – As of early February 2023

• Northbound
– Installed delineators on mainline

• Southbound
– Continued blasting and excavation of ledge on the mainline south of US Rt. 3 bridge
– Installed silt fence, portable barrier, and water diversions
– Began placing embankment south of the ledge cut and installing drainage structures along mainline

Upcoming Work – February 2023 to March 2023

• Northbound
– Continue installing signs and delineation

• Southbound
– Continue blasting operations and ledge work through the winter
– Continue drainage and embankment installation north of US Rt. 3 bridge

General Traffic Implications

• Winter 2022-2023
– Trucks will access work areas using mainline shoulders
– Lane closures on mainline from February 2023 to April 2023
  • Daily from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm – rolling roadblocks lasting no more than 20 minutes


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    SB Drainage Work – February 2023
    SB Rock Excavation Work – February 2023
    SB Embankment Work – February 2023
    SB Drainage Structure Installation – February 2023
    Roadway Select Materials Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes – January 2023
    Guardrail on NH 101 EB On-Ramp to NB Mainline – January 2023
    SB Ledge Excavation Work – January 2023
    SB Ledge Excavation Work – January 2023
    SB Ledge Excavation Work – January 2023
    Paving NB Travel Lanes – December 2022
    Rock Crushing to Select Materials – December 2022
    Pavement Markings on NB Travel Lanes – December 2022
    Installing Channel Matting Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes – November 2022
    Rock Crushing to Select Materials – November 2022
    Nighttime Milling Operations on NB Travel Lanes – November 2022
    Stormwater Treatment Basin – November 2022
    Temporary NH 101 EB Off-Ramp – November 2022
    NB Pavement Operations – November 2022
    Installing Anti-Seep Collars Within Stormwater Treatment Basin – October 2022
    Placing Low-Permeability Fill Within Stormwater Treatment Basin – October 2022
    Installation of Conduit for Highway Lighting Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes – October 2022
    Fine Grading Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes – October 2022
    Rock Crushing to Select Materials – October 2022
    Stormwater Treatment Basin - August 2022
    Drainage installation Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes - August 2022
    Blasting Operations (pre-split wall) to Remove Ledge Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes - August 2022
    Rock Removal Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes - August 2022
    Rock being removed from the road after a blast - August 2022
    Rock crushing to select materials - August 2022
    Blasting Operations to Remove Ledge Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes - July 2022
    Blasting Operations to Remove Ledge Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes - July 2022
    Blasting Operations to Remove Ledge Adjacent to NB Travel Lanes - July 2022
    Overhead sign structure removal on F.E. Everett Turnpike south of US Rt.3 bridge - June 2022
    Temporary ramp and drainage installation on NH 101 on-ramp to Southbound F.E. Everett Turnpike - June 2022
    Tree clearing along Northbound F.E. Everett Turnpike south of US Rt.3 bridge - June 2022