Construction Updates Nashua - Merrimack - Bedford 13761
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Project 13761E
Turnpike Widening from Exit 12 (Bedford Road) to the Bedford Toll Plaza”
Recent Activities – As of September 2023
• Northbound
– Completed grubbing and began removing topsoil– Installed pipe crossing from Detention Basin 1188
– Continuing installation of stormwater perimeter controls and placed fill near southern overhead sign structure
• Southbound
– Excavated material along face of ledge cut and placed fill near southern overhead sign structure– Continued installation of stormwater perimeter controls
– Continued excavation of Detention Basin 1188 and stockpiling material to the north
– Began stripping topsoil north of northern overhead sign structure
Upcoming Work – September 2023 to October 2023
• Northbound
– Continue stripping topsoil (to be stockpiled for later use)– Continue prep work for fill placement near northern project limits
– Begin ditch line drainage work south of recently installed Dumpling Brook culvert
• Southbound
– Continue work on Detention Basin 1188– Begin ditch line drainage work south of recently installed Dumpling Brook culvert
– Continue stripping topsoil and earth from ledge areas to begin blasting work
