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 – Additional pavement markings work required at Lexington Street intersection. DPW staff met with contractor relating to addressing the immediate issue this winter and final pavement markings work in the spring 2017. Remaining work will include seeding and final cleanup in the spring 2017; 
• Wellesley Street, Westland Road, Silver Hill Road, Blueberry Hill Road, Buttonwood Lane, and Ware Road Roadway Resurfacing Work –   Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup in the spring 2017;
• Boston Post Road Sidewalk Work – Remaining work will include loaming, seeding, and final cleanup in the spring 2017;
• School Street Pedestrian Signal at/about Alphabet Lane – Work completed working on minor adjustments;

State/Utility Project Work

• Overseeing National Grid’s gas relay project on Boston Post Road (Linwood to Church Street).   Anticipate demobilization week of January 9th;
• 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 and the overhead utility lines move 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 ongoing – Engineering for generator move and final landscaping and screening underway.  Town Engineer will conduct an outreach prior to advertising work to be completed;
• Overseeing consultants’ work on Cooks Pond Dam and Pump Rehabilitation Project;
• Finalized consultant proposal and scope for the Paines Hill Water Tank Improvement Project.  Design process moving forward;

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 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 2016 (Newton Street, Merriam Street);
• Overseeing consultant concept / design work for Town Center Project

Engineering

• Currently reviewing 6 Stormwater Permits;
• Currently issued 57 Stormwater permits which also requires construction inspection

Park and Cemetery Division

• Conducted 1 funeral service(s);
• Performed fall cleanup at cemeteries;
• Work suspended on Cemetery Conservation contract at Farmers Burial Ground;
• Assisted Highway Division with snow and ice operations (plowing event and multiple sanding events)

Highway/Stormwater Division

• Leaf cleanup several locations;
• Clean and prepare snow and ice equipment;
• Conducted snow and ice operations on January 1st, 6th, and 7th - plowing events, scraping event, and several sanding events