March-April-May 2026 Construction Updates

Recent Activities

• Excavation in front of the Royal T Carwash.

• Brought in and laid down high quality fill material on Folsom Road between Manchester Avenue and Route 28.

• Placed drainage and waterline to the intersection of Route 28 and Folsom Road.

• Installing temporary signals at the intersection of Route 28 and Folsom Road.

Upcoming Activities

• Install drainage to bypass the box culvert.

• Finish Crown Castle utility relocation.

• Pave Folsom Road between Manchester Avenue and Route 28.

• Pour approach slabs for the bridge over Beaver Brook.

• Place embankment on Old Rum Trail to adjust to new roadway profile.

February 2026 Construction Updates

Recent Activities

• Eversource completed their new line relocation.

• FirstLight relocated their utility lines.

Upcoming Activities

• Contractor has scaled back operations due to winter shutdown.

• Utility work continues with relocation of signal power feed, relocation of the town fiber network, and FirstLight splicing cables.

January 2026 Construction Updates

Recent Activities

• Overhead power relocation efforts have continued, with wires being pulled into place. Eversource should finish in early January.

• Comcast relocated their lines to American Excavating; this will enable the construction of Old Rum Trail in this area. 

• Installation of humus and stone has finished in the Shields Brook Stormwater Treatment Site.

• Paving for Franklin Street Extension trenches was completed.

Upcoming Activities

• Water line work on North High Street to Haley Drive.

• Contractor has scaled back operations due to winter shutdown.