From NHDOT:

On Friday September 19^th we sent out plans and bid documents to the six contractors that responded to our initial outreach and met on site to review the scope of work.  Bids are due back this Friday 9/26.  Once the lowest bidder is selected, we will work with them to complete contract paperwork with goal of getting to G&C for approval, outside possibility of a late item on 10/1, but no later than 10/15 G&C.

As we’ve met with contractors and developed more detail plans there is more refinement now on scope, magnitude, and timeframes. With regard to traffic control, we will be maintaining alternating one-way traffic under signal control, as it has been all summer, throughout the work. There will be barrier set along the centerline where barrels are now and work will be done behind barrier staring at the bottom of the slope and working back up allowing maintenance of traffic as it has been to continue until the work is complete and two lane traffic fully restored.

Our goal is still to get it done before or as early in the winter as we can.  Original estimates to do the work were 8 – 10 weeks. With refinement of details and quantities, our construction personnel are estimating it may be 15 – 16 weeks extending into winter or bumping to the spring.   We’ll have to see when we get bids what the contractor can do but certainly it would be our goal to restore to two-lane traffic before the depths of winter if they can. The alternating one-way traffic as currently exists will be maintained throughout construction which will avoid/minimize travel impacts.  

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Tim

Timothy Boodey, P.E.

NHDOT – Division of Operations