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Pleasant Street Extension Closed Next Week

Crosswalk work coming to Downtown Concord project; utilities prep work also starting.

CONCORD, NH - Pleasant Street Extension will be closed to through traffic at the Main Street intersection Monday – Thursday, June 13, to June 16, 2016. 

Work crews will be installing the crosswalk spanning Pleasant Street Extension. This involves trenching across the street, installation of flush curbing, preparation for and pouring the concrete crosswalk foundation, laying the modular pavers in the crosswalk, and paving.

Pleasant Street Extension will be open (but not for through traffic) at the Storrs Street end, and parking (paid) will be available on-street while the work is being done. Pleasant Street will be open. Use State St. or Storrs Street to access downtown from the South

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Prep work to underground utilities begins

Also next week, prep work will begin for the installation of underground utilities later this summer.  As a result, some parking on the west side of South Main Street will be unavailable while crews are at work. This will occur in the areas in front of the Concord Food Co-op, Outfitters Thrift Store, and New England Cupcakery.    

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Sidewalks in these areas will be temporarily closed at times during the week and flaggers will be on site to assist pedestrians. The current construction workzone on the east side of South Main remains in place and will be active.

Caption: This is what a mile-and-a-half of snowmelt tubing looks like. Location: Love Building.

Submitted by the Concord Main Street Project. 

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