Islington Street Corridor Reconstruction Project

Spring 2022

Update Week of May 2, 2022

State Street

• Water main installation
• Box cutting
• Water and sewer testing

Water Service Interruptions

Possible water disruptions on State Street. Owners/Residents will be notified 72 hours in advance of any scheduled water main shutdowns.

Traffic Patterns

State Street in the work area is closed with a detour around the construction.

Islington Phase 2

Design work on Phase 2 is ongoing and expected to be completed in April. The City will bid out the phase 2 construction as soon as plans and specifications are complete.  Upon receiving an acceptable bid, the City will host a preconstruction meeting for the next phase of the project and announce a project timeline.

Water Service Interruptions

No anticipated water disruptions to Islington residents.

Traffic Patterns

Two-way traffic is in place on Islington. 

Project Description

The project area for Phase 1A of construction included Islington Street from the Route 1 Bypass to Dover Street.
phase 1B covers Dover Street to Albany Street, including Columbia Street and Columbia Court.

Work on the Corridor Project includes replacement of underground utilities (water sewer drain), roadway reconstruction, curbing and sidewalk installations, and landscaping improvements (ornamental lighting, street trees, benches, etc.). The work proceeds in discrete sections in order to limit the impact to residents and businesses; and will be a large step in the revitalization of the West End neighborhood. The goal of this project is to create a "complete street" and will include improvements to the streetscape, traffic signals, utilities, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, transit and vehicular roadway.

The design incorporates the recommendations of several planning studies such as the 2009 Islington Street Improvement Action Plan, 2014 Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan and the "character-based" zoning public charrette. Utility design includes the design of drinking water, sanitary sewer and storm drainage improvements, as well as utility coordination and design for natural gas, communications and electrical relocations of infrastructure. The design effort also includes improvements to parking and vehicular/pedestrian uses to determine proper lane widths, sidewalk widths, intersection designs and roadbed and pavement types and thicknesses.

Comments regarding construction can be sent to David J Desfosses, Project Manager (see contact details below).