Administration/Engineering Division

Paving and Roadwork

• Fairview Road - culvert replacement between Conant and Montvale roads is anticipated to occur week of June 11
• Highland Street (btwn Pine and Winter streets) - work is anticipated to begin after Fairview Road project is complete;
• Water gate replacement at Merriam St/Aberdeen Rd - currently under review with anticipated start week of June 18

• Concord Road (from Merriam Street to Sudbury Road), Fairview Road and Montvale Road intersection, Winter Street (Route 30 to Brown Street), Glen Road (Wellesley Street to Oak Street), Highland Street (Pine Street to Route 30) - assuming all gas work, water work, and drainage work is completed;
• DPW anticipates Gail Road, Pembroke Road, Webster Road, and Arrowhead Road will occur if the gas work (National Grid) can get completed this year and Merriam Street pending culvert replacement, gas final connection, drainage rehabilitation at/abt. Westland Rd, new sidewalk work and water gate replacements at Aberdeen Rd

• Aspen Road, Juniper Road, Cherry Brook Road (from Juniper to no. 156) - appx start 6/13

• Summer Street – pavement markings anticipated in next few weeks, replacement of guardrail anticipated late summer; 
• Sutton Place – pavement markings anticipated in in next few week
• Conant Road (Church Street to Woodward Lane) - minor grading remains, pavement markings anticipated in next few weeks

State/Utility Project Work

• Route 30 (South Avenue) and Wellesley Street Signal Improvement Project - final landscaping and final cleanup ongoing.  MassDOT and its contractor are non-committal with schedule to complete;
• National Grid’s gas relay projects - Church Street at/about Pigeon Hill Road (project currently on hold)
• Continuing to coordinate with Eversource on a number of outstanding issues in Town including double poles, poles guyed into trees, leaning poles and pole guyed with rope (Merriam Street), hazard trees at/near power lines, etc.
• Continuing to coordinate with Eversource and MassDCR on the Rail Trail Project -  DCR mobilizing the week of June 11th to begin work on fine grading, cattle crossing concrete work, railing work, and paving work.  Additionally, DPW Director is working with Rail Trail Advisory Committee in setting up a consultant contract for proposed trail parking areas, etc.

• Wellesley Street including Bass Pond Road (Rockport Road to town line) and Conant Road / Colchester Road – National Grid targeting final trench pave appx June 18;   
• Conant Road / Colchester Road – National Grid targeting final trench pave appx June 12

• Gail Road (11 - 27) with Pembroke Road to follow, Oak St (94 - 147) 
• Newton Street (2 - 217) and Pheasant Trail (1 - 25) - working in vicinity of Ash St, headed towards Rt. 30

Engineering

• DPW continues to work on obtaining necessary easements on Newton Street before roadway work can be planned;
• Drainage design work on Newton Street is nearing completion with anticipated construction for summer;
• Black Oak Pump Station Project – Town Engineer  working on easement document with impacted property owner.  Town Engineer working with Eversource and property owner to address some/all pole concerns; 
• Paines Hill Water Tank Improvement Project - building construction ongoing

• Southside Drainage Project - The necessary easements for Phase 2 of the project have been secured.  The permitting will be conducted with construction anticipated for Fall 2018.  Conservation Commission meeting upon receipt of all Phase II easement will be next action item
• Chiltern Road Water Main Replacement - installation of main continues, project is anticipated to be complete end of June/early July
• Columbine and Dean Roads Water Main Improvements - main work is completed, final trench paving anticipated in next few months

Consultant Work

• Overseeing consultants’ work on Warren Avenue Sidewalk Project;
• Overseeing consultant design work for drainage work for construction season 2016 (Newton Street and Merriam Street).  Continue to attempt to secure required easements on Newton Street;  
• Merriam Street Sidewalk Project - funding secured (Annual Town Meeting) for the work, culvert replacement and drainage work needs to take place, sidewalk project needs to be coordinated with roadway work;
• Wireless Meter Reading, meter replacements and meter installation (approximately 1700) - Interviews with vendors that met criteria was held on March 21st.  No change, yet;
• Concord Road Culvert replacement (which has impacts on the Warren Avenue and Merriam Street culverts) - Decision matrix tabling is being evaluated;
• Town Center Improvement Project - public input meeting on June 13th to discuss the progress and designs of the project

Stormwater

• Currently reviewing 10 Stormwater Permits;
• Currently issued 51 Stormwater permits which also requires construction inspection

Park and Cemetery Division

• 2 cremation interments;
• Assisted the Transfer Station with push downs on bins with backhoe as necessary;
• Cleaned and serviced equipment;
• Cut grass in Linwood Cemetery, Soldiers Field, Children’s Park, Linwood Avenue, Fire Station 2, Anniversary Park and Newton Street at Route 30;
• Removed the planter/trash barrel left at Drabbington Way parking lot;
• Watered all the trees on the 2018 tree watering list;

Highway/Stormwater Division

• Hot patching potholes: various;
• Fallen tree / branch removal from roadway and/or culverts: College Pond and Radcliffe Road;
• Brush Pickup:  by Town Pool;
• Traffic signage and maintenance repairs: various;
• Pickup broken asphalt:  various;
• Respond to miscellaneous calls for service:  roadside litter and objects in roadway, illegal sign removal;
• Inspect and/or as necessary all mailbox call locations:  various outstanding locations;
• Repair catch basin:  Boston Post Road and Brown Street;
• Pave basin:  Boston Post Road and Brown Street;
• Fixed washouts:  Winter Street, Laurel Road, Wellesley Street and Autumn Road;
• Pipe Jetting:  locations at Indian Hill Road, Bakers Hill Road, and Boston Post Road;
• Cleaning and cutting grass on islands and sidewalks;
• Flail mowing:  North section;
• Cleaned and serviced equipment;
• Work with contractor:  Summer Street loam and hydro seed;
• Reinstall vegetative spraying mark outs;
• Brush Dump cleanup and organization