Construction Update
Brattleboro-Hinsdale
BF A004(152)
DATE: Thursday, March 28, 2024
TRAFFIC IMPACT:
The contractor’s crews have been accessing the Vermont Abutment off of Vermont Route 142 and will continue to access this location next week. No traffic impacts are anticipated, but motorists are advised to watch for vehicles, including concrete trucks, entering and exiting the construction site.
Delivery of steel girders to Pier 1 is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday, April 9th, 10th, and 11th, and Monday, April 15th.
The delivery route will be along New Hampshire and Vermont Route 119 to Depot Street. This impact will include a short duration closure (approximately 15 minutes) of the twin bridges beginning at the intersection of Bridge Street to Canal Street, Main Street, and VT 142. Uniformed Traffic Officers will be located at the intersection’s entrance to Bridge Street during the closure period. All deliveries are tentatively set for 1:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter to accommodate the train schedule.
Delivery of steel to the abutment site on VT 142 is currently scheduled for later in April. The delivery route is planned to provide direct access from the south along VT 142 from Massachusetts Route 10. More details will follow when available.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES:
The 130 cubic yards of concrete for the cap for Pier 1 has been placed and will now be allowed to cure.
Site cleanup around Pier 1 is underway, and a pad to support the crane needed to place the steel girders is being constructed.
The water treatment system set up to process the water removed from the cofferdam around the footing for Pier 1 is no longer needed. The remaining water in the three tanks on site will continue to be treated and tested, and then released to the Brattleboro Waste Water Treatment Plant. The system will be dismantled and removed from the site.
Work will continue at the VT Abutment site next week where a concrete placement is scheduled to bring the bearing seats up to elevation.
Work on VT Abutment bearing seats.
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.
Unanticipated delays at a couple of the piers have adjusted the project completion date from Fall 2024 to Summer 2025.
PROJECTED COMPLETION: June 30, 2025
Contact Information:
Name – Bethany Oprendek
Phone – 802.267.4044
Email – bethany@bbo-enterprises.com
