FITCHBURG — The Department of Public Works advises residents of the following work that will be done, weather permitting, during the week of May 25, 2026.
Road Construction
Monday to Sunday 12 a.m. to 12 p.m.
River Street Bridge: MassDOT’s contractor Northern Construction has implemented a detour on the River Street Bridge. All southbound traffic will follow the West Street detour. Northbound traffic will be maintained.
Newton Place: Newton Place from Main Street to Boulder Drive will be closed to traffic. Monday — Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (expect road closures, traffic delays and/or detours).
Combination Sanitary Sewer/Storm Drain Separation Project
Parking near the construction zone will not be allowed. GVC will be performing the following work:
Mechanic Street & Marshall Street – new drainage installation
Circle Street/Main Street/Prospect Street – installing service connections & new drainage installation
166 Boulder Drive – sawcutting and construction containment areas
Main Street Water Main Improvements
Service interruptions to abutting properties are not anticipated.
JA Polito will be performing the following work: Water main installation on Main Street between North Street and Lunenburg Street.
Library Renovation Project
There will be no road closures this week.
Water Street Bridge Replacement
MIG will be performing Installation of sewer on Main Street and Water Street. The Water Street Bridge will be fully closed to traffic in both directions. Both northbound and southbound travel over the bridge will be impassable during this phase. Traffic will be detoured to use alternate routes, including:
Putnam Street
Cetrino Memorial Drive / Bridge area for access to Downtown from Water Street.
Airport Road
Lazaro Paving will be milling and paving driveway aprons as well as completing other punch list items starting Tuesday May 26 and continuing throughout the week.
Pipeline Replacement
Unitil and its subcontractors Neuco and Path Mechanical will be conducting natural gas pipeline upgrade projects on Blossom Street from Main Street to Ross Street; Main Street from Wallace Ave to Blossom Street and the following streets: Middle Street, Railroad Street, Water Street Lane, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, 4th Street, Granite Street, Salem Street, Spruce Street, Hale Street, Lynn Street, and Beekman Street.
Minor traffic impacts
Pothole repairs, citywide. Stormwater maintenance to prevent flooding from blocked catch basins. Repair water gate boxes at various locations throughout the city. Various repairs of the existing drainage infrastructure.
Hydrants, city-wide — inspecting hydrants for any plow/winter damage.
Hydrant flushing on the Low System (hydrants with black tops) in the Lunenburg Street (John Fitch Hwy to the Lunenburg line), John Fitch Hwy, Bemis Road, Airport Road and Crawford Street areas to include all side/intersecting streets.
Street Sweeping will be completed in Ward 3. Residents and business owners are asked to sweep sidewalks in front of their homes ahead of their scheduled date. Sand should be placed in wind rows – not in piles – so that the equipment can successfully remove it. A complete schedule is available on the City of Fitchburg’s website
A complete schedule is available on the City of Fitchburg’s website. Use SeeClickFix to report maintenance requests or concerns including potholes, sidewalks, signs/ signals, lights, parks, catch basins or manholes. Call the DPW dispatcher at 978-829-1900 with any immediate request including weather-related events (snow, wind, ice, flooding) or sewage backups.
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