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

General Traffic Implications

• Fall 2023
– Shoulder and lane closures, as needed, for temporary roadwork

Recent Photos of Construction

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Excavation and Shaping of Detention Basin 1188 - August 2023
Stripping Topsoil - August 2023
Tree Clearing Work - August 2023
Tree Clearing Work - August 2023
Tree clearing Work - August 2023