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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 early December 2024

• Northbound
– Placed binder pavement for low speed lane and shoulder.
– Completed soundwall construction.
– Began overhead sign foundation construction.
– Installed humus on slopes adjacent to roadway.

• Southbound
– Placed binder pavement for low speed lane and shoulder.
– Completed BMP access road and berm at Station 1195 +/-.
– Installed humus on slopes and adjacent roadway.

Upcoming Work – December 2024 to January 2025

• Northbound
– Install remaining portions of humus along soundwall.
– Pour concrete for overhead sign foundations.
– Shift traffic to Phase 4 for winter.

• Southbound
– Excavate, form, and pour concrete for overhead sign foundation.
– Grade remaining berm near STA 1179 +/-.
– Shift traffic to Phase 4 for winter.

General Traffic Implications

• Winter 2024/2025
– Rolling roadblocks and shoulder closures, as needed, for temporary roadwork, as traffic allows

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Placing Binder Pavement - December 2024
Placing Binder Pavement - December 2024
Placing Binder Pavement - December 2024
Completed BMP Access Road - December 2024
Completed Slopes at BMP - December 2024
Paved Median Prior to Traffic Shift - November 2024
BMP Access Road Construction - November 2024
Removing Temporary Pavement - November 2024
Soundwall Construction - November 2024
Overhead Sign Foundation Construction - November 2024
Paving Median - October 2024
Paved Median - October 2024
Median Barrier Construction - October 2024
Median Drainage Installation - September 2024
Median Excavation and Drainage - September 2024
Median Construction - September 2024
Rock Excavation in Median - September 2024
Old Drainage Removal in Median - September 2024
Median Construction at Dumpling Brook Crossing - August 2024
Median Excavation - August 2024
Median Drainage Installation - August 2024
Median Construction at Dumpling Brook Crossing - July 2024
Removing Existing Pavement - June 2024
Construction of Northbound Temporary Widening - May 2024
Fine Grading of Northbound Temporary Widening - May 2024
Construction of Southbound Temporary Widening - May 2024
Installing Soundwall Drilled Shaft Foundations - February 2024
Installing 42 in. Culvert at Dumpling Brook - January 2024
Installing 42 in. Culvert at Dumpling Brook - January 2024
Grading and Construction of Soundwall Berm - December 2023
Temporary Cofferdam near Dumpling Brook Culvert - December 2023
Winter Stabilization Application Along Ledge Cuts - December 2023
Blasted Rock Ready for Removal - November 2023
Completed Stormwater Treatment Basin 1188 - November 2023
Placement of Select Materials along NB Roadway - November 2023
Southbound grading work near the ledge removal area - October 2023
Excavation work at Detention Basin 1188 - October 2023
Excavation and Fill Placement along SB Roadway - September 2023
Deep Pipe Installation - September 2023
Trenching across the Turnpike for new Pipe Culvert - September 2023
Trenching across the Turnpike for new Pipe Culvert - September 2023
Excavation and Shaping of Detention Basin 988 - August 2023
Stripping Topsoil - August 2023
Tree Clearing Work - August 2023
Tree Clearing Work - August 2023
Tree clearing Work - August 2023