Administration/Engineering Division

Paving and Roadwork

• Brown Street Sidewalk Project construction is ongoing. Utility overhead wires being relocated to new poles on Winter Street, then old poles will be removed;
• North Avenue Roadway Resurfacing Work – Pavement markings installed.  Additional pavement marking work required at Lexington Street intersection.  Remaining work will include loaming, seeding and final cleanup;
• Westland and Silver Hill Roads Roadway Resurfacing Work –  Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup;
• Blueberry Hill Road Roadway Resurfacing Work – Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup;
• Buttonwood Lane Roadway Resurfacing Work – Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup;
• Ware Road Roadway Resurfacing Work – Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup;
• Boston Post Road Sidewalk Work – Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup;
• Wellesley Street Roadway Resurfacing Work – Pavement markings installed. Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup;
• School Street Pedestrian Signal at/about Alphabet Lane – Work completed, we are currently working on minor adjustments;

State/Utility Project Work

• Overseeing National Grid’s gas relay project on Boston Post Road (Linwood to Church Street).   Hydrant was relocated. Pavement restoration at Boston Post Road/Linwood Road/ Fiske Road to occur as soon as possible;
• MassDOT – Route 20 Milling and Resurfacing Project – MassDOT has been made aware of some puddle issues;
• Route 30 (South Avenue) and Wellesley Street Signal Improvement Project -   Eversource has set new poles. Moving overhead utility lines to new poles has continued.  Removal of existing utility poles anticipated over the next several weeks.  There may be need for temporary pavement markings and protection of existing utility poles until the overhead utilities have been relocated.

Ongoing Projects

• Black Oak Pump Station Project is ongoing – Engineering for generator move and final landscaping and screening underway. Town Engineer will conduct an outreach prior to advertising work to be completed;
• Portion of Cedar Road Water Main Project – Temporary trench paving completed.
• Overseeing consultants’ work on Cooks Pond Dam and Pump Rehabilitation Project;
• Finalizing consultant proposal and scope for the Paine's Hill Water Tank Improvement Project;

Consultant Work

• Overseeing consultants’ work on several sidewalk feasibility studies (Merriam Street, Highland Street, and Warren Avenue) – Feasibility plans available for viewing online.  Outreach by Traffic & Sidewalk Committee has been conducted;

• Overseeing consultant’s work on the modification of the Boston Post Road / Wellesley Street intersection study and the Boston Post Road / School Street intersection study;

• DPW finalizing advertising package for construction specifications for railing replacement Church Street at retaining wall.  Bid opening scheduled for January 19, 2017;

• Overseeing consultant design work for drainage work for construction season 2017 (Newton Street, Merriam Street);

• Overseeing consultant concept / design work for Town Center Project.

Engineering

• Currently reviewing 10 Stormwater Permits;
• Currently issued 59 Stormwater permits which also requires construction inspection

Park and Cemetery Division

• Conducted 3 funeral service(s);
• Performed fall cleanup at cemeteries;
• Work suspended on Cemetery Conservation contract at Farmers Burial Ground.

Highway/Stormwater Division

• Assist contractor’s landscape crews;
• Picked up leaves.