Construction Update
Brattleboro-Hinsdale
BF A004(152)
DATE: Thursday, June 22, 2023
TRAFFIC IMPACT: Vermont Route 142 will remain closed from the intersection with Royal Road north to the access to 28 Vernon Street until the end of August. Separate signed detours for cars and trucks are active.
DETOUR INFORMATION: The truck detour route from VT 142 will be up Cotton Mill Hill Road, left onto South Main Street, continuing onto Fairground Road, and finally back Canal Street. Cars detouring from VT 142 should proceed up Cotton Mill Hill Rd. and make a right hand turn onto South Main St. A turnaround has been constructed south of Cotton Mill Hill Rd. on VT 142 to allow vehicles to safely navigate this corridor. A three-way stop configuration has been implemented at the Cotton Mill Hill Rd. and VT 142 intersection.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:
The installation of a 30″ Reinforced Concrete Pipe (RCP) under the railroad tracks across from the intersection of VT 142 and Royal Road in Brattleboro will necessitate the contractor work 24 hours a day over the weekend beginning Friday, June 23rd and ending on Sunday, June 25th. Residents in the vicinity of the project should be advised that site lighting and construction noise will come from this location overnight on both Friday and Saturday nights. Train traffic will be suspended during this weekend closure period and resume again on Monday.
Next week, the contractor will continue to work on installing new drainage and water line systems as well as removing existing pipes and structures. Backfill of this work continues to progress and contribute to the placement of embankment along the corridor. Work on both north and south MSE walls is currently awaiting the embankment backfill of VT 142 to be brought up to matching elevations before it can continue. Concrete for Abutment A’s backwall was placed and is now in cure.
LOCATION:
The Hinsdale, NH to Brattleboro, VT bridge project will replace the existing twin truss bridges on New Hampshire Route 119 over the Connecticut River with a single, new structure approximately 1800′ long. On the Vermont side, the new structure will begin on Vermont Route 142 – about 1000′ south of the current intersection of VT 142 and NH 119. The new configuration will connect to NH 119 in New Hampshire east of the George’s Field Road/NH 119 intersection.
PROJECTED COMPLETION: Fall 2024.
Contact Information:
Name – Bethany Oprendek
Phone – 802.267.4044
Email – bethany@bbo-enterprises.com
