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About the Project 

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Welcome! We are happy to see you 🙂. Winchester Street serves as a key gateway into the heart of Keene. This project will reconstruct and improve Winchester Street from the Route 101 Roundabout to the bridge over the Ashuelot River. New roundabout intersections at Key Road/Riverside Plaza and Pearl/Island Streets are included. The bridge that carries Island Street over the Ashuelot River will be replaced. In line with the City's Complete Streets Policy, the project will address the needs of all users of the corridor including bicyclists and pedestrians.

Bridge Schedule Update
The City recently received an updated construction schedule for the replacement of the Island Street Bridge. Although we suspected that the completion date of December 22 was no longer realistic, this is the first written confirmation we have received. The projected opening date for the Island Street bridge is now in March of 2024. We understand this may create continued hardship for those who rely on the Island Street bridge, and we appreciate your patience. We continue to work closely with our contractor to identify further potential delays before they occur.

Final Product

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Recent Construction Photos

Planned / Completed Work

11/7/2023 Update

Upcoming work:

  • Final landscaping throughout the bioretention system along the median of Winchester Street north of Key Road

  • Final landscaping along the vegetated treatment swale near the Winchester Street bridge over the Ashuelot River

  • Guardrail installation near the Winchester Street bridge over the Ashuelot River

  • Pushbutton installation for the pedestrian crosswalk beacons at the Island Street/Pearl Street roundabout

  • Continued bearing pile installation for the northern abutment of the Island Street bridge

  • Concrete pile cap construction for the northern abutment of the Island Street bridge

Recent work:

  • Completion of final curbing, sidewalk, paving, and pavement markings

  • Installation of fencing along the new retaining wall and stormwater detention basin

  • Completion of landscaping within the Island Street/Pearl Street roundabout

  • Concrete pile cap construction for the southern abutment of the Island Street bridge

  • Installation of sheet pile retaining walls at the northern abutment of the Island Street bridge

  • Bearing pile installation for the northern abutment of the Island Street bridge

Project Contacts

Brett Rusnock

Project Manager

(603) 352-6550

brusnock@keenenh.gov

 

Donald Lussier
City Engineer
(603) 352-6550
dlussier@keenenh.gov

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