On Friday, October 27, our contractor will be paving portions of Middlesex Turnpike from the Manning Road intersection to Suburban Park Drive. Work will begin at 3:00am Friday morning and will continue until this phase of paving is complete. Police details will assist with traffic detours. Please seek alternate routes. Between the hours of 3am to 5am, access to Manning Park will be limited to emergency vehicles only. Please be prepared to experience loud noise during this time. Please do not park on the street and do not use your irrigation systems during this timeframe.
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On Thursday, October 19, our contractor will be paving Manning Road from approximately 4:30am to 7:30pm. Please seek alternate routes if possible as there will be lane closures and detours. Police details will assist with traffic detours. Please be prepared to experience loud noise during this time. Please do not park on the street and do not use your irrigation systems within the limits of work during this time.
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On Friday, October 13th, our contractor will be paving Middlesex Turnpike from the Mobil Station on the Turnpike to Lexington Road, including the portions of Lexington Road and Manning Road that are within the project limits. There will be lane closures and northbound traffic will be detoured. Please seek alternate routes. Preparation for paving will begin at 5am and will continue until this phase of paving is complete. Please be prepared to experience loud noise during this time. Please do not park on the street and do not use your irrigation systems within the limits of work during this time.
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On Thursday October 12th, the contractor will be paving Middlesex Turnpike from Manning Road to Lexington Road, including a portion of Lexington Road during the hours of 6:30am to 3:30pm. Please do not park on the street. Please seek alternate routes if possible as there will be lane closures and detours. Police details will assist with traffic detours.
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The Contractor has provided the following tentative schedule:
Intersection of Middlesex Turnpike and Manning Road: Preparation for drainage work at the will begin Thursday, 5/18/23. Drainage work is tentatively scheduled at this intersection on Saturday and Sunday 5/20-5/21 pending Town approval. Pavement reclaim and grading will occur the week of 5/31. Paving of this intersection is currently scheduled for Friday, 6/9.
Intersection of Middlesex Turnpike and Lexington Road: Milling is scheduled for Saturday 5/20, followed by grading Monday, 5/22 through Wednesday, 5/24. Paving is scheduled for Thursday 5/25.
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Stay up to date on the progress of the Middlesex Turnpike Project by checking out our project page link below. We have included the Contractor's 4-week look ahead schedule, an overall schedule by stages, and a copy of the project plans. The 4-week look ahead schedule will be updated regularly.
This work is part of a $35 million transportation improvement project in Bedford and Billerica and is currently scheduled to be completed in 2023.
If you have any questions, telephone the Engineering Division at 978-671-1300 or contact us below.
Project Page