Route 109 Transportation Improvement Project Update - April 2016

This feature will appear in each monthly newsletter for the duration of the project to keep residents and businesses informed about the project status.

The project will focus on improvements to the commercial corridor along Main Street in Medway from Holliston Street to Franklin and Milford Streets.  The project includes reconstruction, resurfacing, sidewalks, signage, street lighting and other aesthetic upgrades including the following:

• Concrete sidewalks with granite curbs on both sides of Main Street;
• Two new traffic signals at Winthrop Street and at Mobile/Medway Shopping Center;
• Two new pedestrian crossing signals at Choate Park and at Dunkin Donuts;
• New stonework entrance to Choate Park at the Medway Mill;
• New decorative streetlights with banner attachments;
• No two way left turn lane west of the Mobile/Medway Shopping Center entrances;
• New Westbound left turn only lane onto Franklin Street.

Key dates*:

• Advertised for bid: September 2015
• Bids due: March 8, 2016
• Anticipated Award: April 22, 2016
• Anticipated project plan from selected contractor: May 6, 2016
• Anticipated start of mobilization: mid-May 2016
• Anticipated start of construction: late June 2016
• Anticipated length of project: (24-30 months) May 2016-November 2018

*This is a general timeline for construction.  A more complete construction schedule will be developed when a contractor is selected for the project.

Questions about the project?  Contact:David D’Amico, Deputy DirectorDepartment of Public Services508-533-3275Email: ddamico@townofmedway.org