Islington Street Corridor Reconstruction Project

The project area for the first phase of construction includes Islington Street from Bartlett Street to the Route 1 Bypass. Work will include replacement of underground utilities (water sewer drain), roadway reconstruction, curbing and sidewalk installations, and landscaping improvements (ornamental lighting, street trees, benches, etc.) 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 Ryan Flynn, the City's Construction Project Coordinator (contact information at the bottom of this page).

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Current Activity

Week of November 30th, 2020

Upcoming Work

East of Bartlett Street, to Albany Street

Install new granite curbing
Pave temporary sidewalks and driveway aprons
Begin sewer service installation at #601 Islington (White Heron)

West of Bartlett Street

Pave driveway area behind #880 Islington (Portsmouth Laundry)

Water Service Interruptions

No anticipated water service disruptions this week. Owners will be notified 72 hours in advance of any scheduled water service interruptions.

Traffic Patterns

Traffic pattern restored to normal two-way traffic through Bartlett Street intersection with flaggers utilized as necessary for remaining activities.

Work Zones

East of Bartlett Street

East Work Zone

West of Bartlett Street

No work zone this week.

General Notes

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ryan Flynn, construction Project Manager at 766-1413.

Construction Detours

Below is the construction detour route which will be implemented in September of 2020. Temporary signs, pavement markings, and barricades will be installed along the route. Additionally, flaggers and/or police details will be utilized as necessary to further assist with traffic control. Parking will also be restricted along the route as necessary. All businesses will remain open during construction, and we encourage the community to continue supporting them.

East Work Zone Detour

Project Schedule

The following table lists public meetings and project milestones. If a specific date is not listed, the anticipated timeframe is indicated and the table will be updated as the project progresses.

November 2015	Initial Public Information Meeting
	Presentation Slide Show
	Presentation Video
October 2016	Presentation Slide Show
	Presentation Video
March 2017	Roadway borings
2017	Finalized preliminary design
2018	Final design, bidding and award of contract
February 20, 2019	Public Meeting to review next phase of project
April 25, 2019	Preconstruction meeting for the public
May 2019	Start of Phase 1A construction - spanning Bartlett Street to the Route 1 Bypass
Fall 2020	Anticipated completion of Phase 1A construction