28 August, 2013
As the project nears completion, the final water main connections of the Main Street Water Main Project will be made this week on Wednesday and Thursday night. The contractors will be working at Pleasant Street and Main Street and will be connecting the new 12-inch water main to the Town’s existing 12-inch mains. The two existing 12-inch water mains are major transmission mains for the Town and will need to be shut-down during the connection. These connections are complicated and critical. Circumstances may arise Wednesday night that require the Water Department to do additional shutdowns that may affect water service.
This connection could take as long as two nights. If weather stops work for one night, the work will continue on Friday night so that this work can be completed prior to the start of school.
Construction will include a two-way detour of traffic on Main Street. Traffic will be detoured in both directions using Grove Street to Pleasant Street. The Contractor is going to begin working at 7 pm so that he has extra time in case the standard 8-hour construction window is not enough (prior to morning commuting traffic). Due to the complexity of this interconnection and the shutdown, the Contractor cannot stop working until the work is complete and water service is returned.
