Roadwork Notice: Paving for the Union Street Mill & Overlay Project Starts Week of August 7, 2023

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Paving for the Union Street Mill and Overlay Project will be starting the week of August 7, 2023 by the Town's Contractor, Massachusetts Broken Stone Company, weather permitting.

The project work will take place on Union Street from before School Street to Arlington Street.  

Detours will be in place and may change daily. Please seek alternate routes. Delays should be expected.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/roadwork-notice-paving-union-street-mill-overlay-project-starts-week-august-7th-2023

Roadwork Notice: Paving for the Union Street Mill & Overlay Project Starts Week of August 7, 2023

Purchasing advertises for bids on "Arlington Street Neighborhood and Plain Street Roadway Improvements"

Arlington Street Neighborhood and Plain Street Roadway Improvements

In accordance with MGL c. 30 section 39m, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to retain the services of a construction firm for the purposes of constructing approximately 4,200 feet of roadway improvements along Arlington Street, Howard Street, Howard Place, North Park Street, and Plain Street within the Town of Franklin.

Project information -> Additional Information:  Arlington Street Neighborhood and Plain Street Roadway Improvements

Bidders can submit here -> https://www.franklinma.gov/purchasing/bids/arlington-street-neighborhood-and-plain-street-roadway-improvements

Purchasing advertises for bids on "Arlington Street Neighborhood and Plain Street Roadway Improvements"

Charles River Drive and Echo Bridge Road Micro-Surfacing Pavement Treatment Project Bids open 1/24/23

Charles River Drive and Echo Bridge Road Micro-Surfacing Pavement Treatment Project

In accordance with MGL c. 30 section 39m, it is the intention of the Town of Franklin to retain the services of a construction firm for the purposes of furnishing and applying a Micro-Surfacing Pavement Treatment on Charles River Drive and Echo Bridge Road in the Town of Franklin.

Additional Information:  Charles River Dr. and Echo Bridge Rd. Micro-Surfacing Pavement Treatment Project

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/bids

Town of Franklin

Notice from the DPW - Jefferson Rd. Neighborhood roadwork to begin September 15, 2022

Notice from the DPW - Jefferson Rd. Neighborhood to begin September 15th, 2022

Notice from the Department of Public Works:

Attention: Jefferson Road Neighborhood

Weather permitting, a micro surfacing road project will begin on Thursday, September 15th, 2022.

The following roads will be affected:

• Peter's Lane
• Jackson Circle
• Adams Circle
• Grant Circle Heaton Circle
• McKinley Road
• Reagan Ave.
• Jefferson Road (from Harrison pl towards McKinley)

Please seek alternate routes.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/notice-dpw-jefferson-rd-neighborhood-begin-september-15th-2022

Jefferson Rd. Neighborhood roadwork to begin September 15, 2022

DPW Notice - Paving Schedule for August 9, 2022 (East Central, Ruggles, Lewis, corner of Chestnut & RT 140)

DPW Notice - Paving Schedule for August 9, 2022

Will impact East Central Street, Ruggles Street and Lewis Street.

Notice from the Franklin Department of Public Works

Paving will begin on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 and will impact the areas from East Central Street to Ruggles Street and Lewis Street.

Delays are anticipated. Please seek alternate routes and proceed with caution in construction areas.

Shared from -> https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-paving-schedule-august-9th-2022

DPW Notice - Paving Schedule for August 9, 2022 (East Central, Ruggles, Lewis, corner of Chestnut & RT 140)

2 passes complete, looks like 1 to go - King St paving status

Hopefully the last pass of paving will complete on Thursday. 

I also hope that the white lines return soon. Given the behavior of some of the drivers today (after the paving crews finished) making three lanes where there normally were two.

After King St, the crews will work on East Central (from Ruggles to Lewis), Union (from Beaver to School St), and Beaver St (from the RR tracks to I-495 overpass) - possibly in that order. We'll watch for updates from the DPW.

King St at Wachusett St

Original notice shared from

https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-mill-and-overlay-project-begin-week-july-5th-2022

Franklin DPW: King St paving begins Jul 27, 2022

Notice from the Franklin DPW

Paving will begin on King Street Tuesday, July 26, 2022 from Union Street to East Central Street.

Please seek alternate routes and plan for any delays.

Franklin DPW: King St paving begins Jul 27, 2022

Shared from Twitter -> https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1551660800816943105

King St paving scheduled to begin July 26

Digital signs indicate that the paving of King St is scheduled to begin Tuesday, July 26. The slalom like drive along King St will come to an end as the paving completes. 

Unfortunately, the speed of the traffic will likely increase with the newly paved surface. Be cautious! 

In case you missed it: King St from Union to East Central St (RT 140) was milled and will be repaved as part of the mill and overlay project.

good depth at the junction with Susan's Way

the raised utility caps are marked with orange

Original notice shared from

https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-mill-and-overlay-project-begin-week-july-5th-2022

Mill and Overlay work well underway on King St

"The Town's contractor, Massachusetts Broken Stone Company, will be starting up on the 2022 Mill and Overlay project the week of July 5. 

Streets for this project are to include:

King Street (from Union Street to East Central Street), East Central (from Ruggles to Lewis), Union (from Beaver to School St), and Beaver St (from the RR tracks to I-495 overpass).

The contractor will be starting on King Street. The project will continue through the summer. "

Shared from

https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-mill-and-overlay-project-begin-week-july-5th-2022

good depth at the junction with Susan's Way

the raised utility caps are marked with orange

the storm drain is covered and marked also with orange

DPW Notice - Mill and Overlay Project To Begin Week of July 5, 2022

Notice from the Department of Public Works

The Town's contractor, Massachusetts Broken Stone Company, will be starting up on the 2022 Mill and Overlay project the week of July 5. 

Streets for this project are to include:

• King Street (from Union Street to East Central Street) 
• East Central (from Ruggles to Lewis)
• Union (from Beaver to School St)
• Beaver St (from the RR tracks to I-495 overpass)

The contractor will be starting on King Street. The project will continue through the summer. 

Shared from Town of Franklin DPW page ->  https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/dpw-notice-mill-and-overlay-project-begin-week-july-5th-2022

DPW Notice - Mill and Overlay Project To Begin Week of July 5, 2022

Attention: Road repaving work starting July 5 - sections of King St, Beaver St, Union St, & East Central

On my transits this week, I noticed covers being put on the storm drains along King St. Something was coming. With the DPW confirmation yesterday, the repaving work is going to being after the 4th of July.

Work areas 

• King St from Union to East Central 
• East Central from Ruggles to Lewis St 
• Union St from Beaver to School
• Beaver St from the railroad tracks to i495 

Road repaving work starting July 5

Road Construction Alerts

If you missed listening to DPW Director Cantoreggi's interview, there are a couple of road construction projects underway to be aware of.

1 - State paving work on RT 140

From Lewis St to the Wrentham line RT 140 is being repaved via "mill and overlay". The top surface has been ground up during overnight work the past week and should be paved this week. The work is scheduled for overnight.

State paving work on RT 140 - 1

State paving work on RT 140 - 2

2 - Franklin waterline replacement work on Lincoln St 

From Maple St to Brook St, the water line will be replaced by a contractor for Franklin DPW using the funding plan for water line replacements.

Franklin waterline replacement work on Lincoln St - 1

Franklin waterline replacement work on Lincoln St - 2

Franklin waterline replacement work on Lincoln St - 3

To listen to the interview with DPW Director "Brutus" Cantoreggi
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2020/03/fm-231-franklin-ma-dpw-director-robert.html 
 

Franklin Residents: Road work scheduled on Rt 140 - overnight on 3/30 and 3/31

Road work scheduled on Rt 140

Mass DOT will be milling and paving a section of Rt 140 in Franklin between Lewis Street and the Wrentham line. This is scheduled to occur on Monday, March 30 and Tuesday, March 31 at night. 

Shared from Twitter:
https://twitter.com/TOFranklinMA/status/1242876106379857921
 

The section would run from about CVS on one end to the Franklin Country Club on the other end

MassDOT: Rt 140 Road Construction Status Update

Rt 140 Road Construction Status Update

9/24/19

The Town had received many inquiries as to when the road work will be completed on State Highway Route 140 at the Exit 17 off ramp intersection. The Town has contacted the state to receive this update.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is anticipating completion of paving Rt 140 by the end of this week or early next week, weather dependent.

The pavement will need to cure for 3 days before painting and striping. Once the pavement has been striped, paving of Apron/Entrances will commence.

The state is looking at completing the entire project within roughly two weeks. 



This was shared from the Town of Franklin page
https://www.franklinma.gov/home/news/rt-140-road-construction-status-update

Downtown Project Update #37

Work Schedule for the week of June 27 to July 1. 

The Contractor will be milling for crosswalks only beginning at the intersection of Main/Pleasant St. Sunday night and Monday night. 

The Contractor is scheduled to pave Wednesday night and Thursday night. The area they plan to pave will be East Central St, the small section of West Central St and any additional area on Main St we can get to. We will be able to keep at least one lane open so there will be no major detours. 

There will be no night work Tuesday night. 

Please contact the Town Administrator's Office at 520-4949 with any questions. We will continue to keep the public informed through our website, Twitter and Facebook.

milled crosswalk ready for the brick shaped polymer

Downtown Project Update - #36

Paving has begun in downtown. The contractor will be in the reminder of this week beginning the tree and shrub plantings in downtown. The contractors will also be onsite to mill the section of Beaver Street and Union Street.

Paving is planning to resume next week, tentatively for Tuesday and Wednesday of the week of June 27, including East Central St and the rest of main.

Please be aware as you enter these intersections there may be detours throughout downtown.

Signals making downtown a two-way intersection should be tentatively taking effect mid-July.

Please contact the Town Administrator's Office at 520-4949 with any questions. We will continue to keep the public informed through our website, Twitter and Facebook.

new 'brick' polymer crosswalk

Paving Main St Franklin

Thanks to a loyal reader for submitting these photos of the paving operation on Main St. As notified earlier in the day, the contractor had received the certification for the asphalt mix being used and was planning on paving.

paving Main St #1

paving Main St #2

paving Main St #3

paving Main St #4

paving Main St #5

paving Main St #6

paving Main St #7

Downtown Project Update #31 - Paving to begin on Main St Thursday night

Paving to begin: construction will begin paving the binder course on Main Street (between Emmons St and the bridge) on Thursday night this week. 

Crews will be working from 8:00 pm to 4:00 am. This area includes a small section of Emmons St, Dean Ave and Depot St. 

If anyone has a question, please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director, Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer, Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or Jeffrey Nutting, Town Administrator at 508-520-4949.

Main St at Emmons which is scheduled for paving Thursday night

Downtown Project Update #16

November 6, 2015

"MassDOT was unable to pave Thursday night. Their plan is to finish West Central Street and Summer Street on Monday during the day. 

They will keep one lane of traffic open on West Central Street so they will not need to detour traffic. 

If anyone has a question, please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director, Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer, Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or Jeffrey Nutting, Town Administrator at 508-520-4949."

West Central St partially paved

PS - I think this meant to say "unable to complete paving" - if it wasn't MassDOT, somebody paved Thursday but clearly did not complete the job

Downtown paving rescheduled for Thursday night

As I got to the train station this morning, I realized the paving had not been done over night as scheduled.

The corner of Emmons and West Central

Fortunately, I did find this update on the Franklin webpage to explain the situation:


"The Hot Mix Asphalt Plant that Walsh uses (Pawtucket Asphalt) had a major mechanical failure and will not be operational until tomorrow morning. We are moving our paving operations to Thursday night.

If anyone has a question, please feel free to reach out to the DPW Director, Brutus Cantoreggi or Town Engineer, Michael Maglio at 508-553-5500 or Jeffrey Nutting, Town Administrator at 508-520-4949."