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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 April 2024

• Northbound – Installing ditch line drainage and underdrain from STA 1198 – 1204. – Completed berm near STA 1166. – Removed existing overhead sign structures and temporarily ground mounted signs.

• Southbound – Installing ditch line drainage and underdrain from STA 1198 - 1207.
– Blasting of ledge in the ditch line.

Upcoming Work – April 2024 to May 2024

• Northbound – Continue grading slopes and shaping select materials
– Remove the existing overhead sign structures and temporarily ground mount signs.

• Southbound – Construct both northern and southern temporary widening approaches.
– Continue grading and placing select materials where possible.
– Continue permanent drainage installations.

General Traffic Implications

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

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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