The document provides information about an upcoming construction project to rehabilitate the 127-year-old North Main Street Bridge in Rochester, NH. It states that the bridge will close to all traffic on June 1st for 105 days as crews begin work. A detour route will be in place to redirect traffic around the construction site. The project is anticipated to involve erecting barricades and barriers in the first week to set up the work area.

1. Contact:
Kathryn Buxton, 207-775-2802
k_buxton@buxtoncomm.com
Construction Advisory: Week of May 31 – June 5, 2010
Work to begin June 1 on North Main Street Bridge project
Rochester, NH – The North Main Street Bridge will close to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic
on Tuesday, June 1, as bridge construction crews begin work to preserve the 127-year-old
structure.
Wyman & Simpson of Richmond, Maine, and its subcontractor S.U.R. Construction of
Rochester have been at work in recent weeks setting up signage and marking pavement in
preparation for the closure. A detour will lead traffic around the construction site. Only the
bridge will be closed. Patrons will be able to access businesses on North Main Street near both
ends of the bridge throughout the anticipated 105-day bridge closure schedule.
“We may have to limit traffic for safety reasons when there will be heavy equipment or
materials moving into and out of the construction site,” said Brian MacFawn, project manager
for Wyman & Simpson, “but we anticipate those delays being brief.”
The detour will take traffic over the Cocheco River via Bridge Street near the intersection of
Union and North Main streets. From there, motorists can connect to Farmington via Route 11
and Concord via Route 202.
Also, signs recently went up regarding new parking restrictions on River Street between
Bridge and Chestnut Streets. No parking will be permitted anywhere on River Street between
Bridge and Chestnut Streets between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The city has said the parking
restrictions will be strictly enforced during the bridge closure.
MacFawn said that during the few first days, most of the activity will involve setting the stage
for the bridge rehabilitation work to come. Temporary barricades at both ends of the bridge
will go into place on June 1. Concrete barriers will be set into place on Wednesday, June 2. By
June 7, crews will help erect a banner that is being prepared for the project by local
businesses.
Rochester’s three-arched North Main Street Bridge was designed and built between 1881 and
1883 by Silas Hussey, Jr., the city’s master stonecutter. Its 50-foot width was uncommon at
the time. The heavy brick arches are faced with split granite and make this bridge unique in
New Hampshire. The historic structure crosses the Cocheco River, one of 16 protected rivers
in the state, and serves as a gateway to the city’s downtown district. The original cost for the
bridge construction $13,800 in the late 1800s. The budget for engineering, rehabilitation of
the bridge and additional road reconstruction is $1,700,000.
For more information about the bridge closure, including a map of the detour route, visit the
Rochester Public Works Department bridge web site or Facebook page.
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