Engineering and design
CompleteCompleted (2024–2025)
Tighe & Bond prepared plans and specifications. Design was coordinated with MassDEP for environmental Time of Year restrictions, regulatory permitting, and utility contacts. Grant applications submitted and awards received.
Permitting and procurement
NowWinter 2026 through summer 2026
Required environmental and construction permits obtained. Project went to bid and a contractor was selected. Town Meeting appropriation and capital funding finalized. Select Board votes on the bid award are posted to the Agenda Center. Work is sequenced toward an **August 2026** construction start, subject to permits and contractor readiness.
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Construction and full road closure
UpcomingAugust–late fall 2026 (estimated)
Full closure of Providence Street beginning when the contractor mobilizes in **August 2026** (date to be confirmed). Culvert excavation, pre-cast box culvert bridge installation, stream restoration, and roadway reconstruction. This phase has the greatest community impact. Environmental Time of Year restrictions govern the in-stream work window. Duration still depends on contractor schedule, weather, and permit conditions — often on the order of several months of active closure.
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Restoration and reopening
UpcomingLate fall 2026–winter 2026–27 (estimated)
Final paving, road striping, Cape Cod berm and catch-basin completion, seeding and erosion controls, punch list, and engineer's inspection before the road reopens. If construction slips past late fall, reopening could extend into early 2027.
The windows above are estimates; major construction is now planned to begin in August 2026, with completion still targeted as soon as practicable afterward. When the Town confirms a contractor schedule or the Select Board issues an update, check the Agenda Center for authoritative dates. Weather, supply chains, and inspection outcomes can all shift a construction schedule.