Wakefield Officials Publish National Grid Construction Update For Week Of August 31

Press release from the Town of Wakefield:

August 31, 2020

Have you signed up for National Grid’s Wakefield-to-Woburn Line update email? Their weekly overview provides project progress and related traffic-management information. View the project page and sign up to receive it in your inbox.

Among the updates National Grid notes this week:

• Water Street: Crews will begin excavation and duct bank installation near the intersection of Water Street and Vernon Street.
  • Two-way traffic facilitated by a police detail.
• Broadway: Contractors will be moving from the MBTA crossing toward Foundry Street.
  • Through-traffic will be restricted to residential, business-related, and emergency traffic.
  • Businesses within the closure area will remain open during construction.
• Montrose Avenue: Duct-bank installation continues between Whittier Road and the driveway to National Grid’s Wakefield Junction Substation. An additional crew will be added to start excavation and duct bank installation between Whittier Road and Salem Street.
  • No through-traffic, emergency, and residential vehicles access only.

Saturday Construction

As part of their ongoing effort to complete work as safely and as efficiently as possible, construction crews may extend their work at certain work sites through close of business on Saturdays. When a decision is made about Saturday work schedules, they will send follow-up updates via email: sign up for these updates today.

This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.