Wales St. bridge to get face lift

April 27, 2014 by admin

NOTICE

April 2014

Wales Street Bridge Improvements Project

(Walnut Street at the Wellesley/Newton Line)

The Wales Street Bridge Improvements Project is scheduled to commence on April 28, 2014, and the work should be completed by November 2014. Work will take place Monday through Friday, and typical hours for work in the roadway area will be 7:00AM to 5:00PM. Obstructions to traffic, parking, and other roadway functions may be affected by this project. In order to limit these obstructions, police details will be on-site during the project construction.

Work on the project will take place on one side of the road at a time, and a minimum of two lanes for traffic will be maintained during construction. Work on the easterly side of the bridge will be accomplished first, followed by work on the westerly side.

Project work will include the following: Retrofit of approach guardrails, bridge railing transitions, stone parapet wall improvements, replacement of sidewalk panels, milling and overlaying pavement in the immediate area of the bridge and other incidental work. The work will be accomplished by R. Bates & Sons, Inc., under the direction of the city of Newton and the Town of Wellesley. Also, as part of the project, National Grid will be relocating a gas main in the bridge area.

Project changes, periodic updates, an opportunity to provide feedback, or to subscribe to Wellesley news and announcements, can be found on the Town of Wellesley website at www.ci.wellesley.ma.us/ under “Current Projects.”

It is our intent to minimize the disruption of your normal routines as best we can. If you have any questions, at anytime during the duration of the project, feel free to call the DPW Engineering Division at 781-235-7600, extension 3315.

Rte 9 turnaround re-opened

March 31, 2010 by Bob Brown

From Wellesley Police: As of 1:30pm on March 31 the traffic lights at the turnaround in front of the Wellesley Fire Department on Rte 9 have been repaired and the turnaround has been re-opened.

Rte. 9 turnaround at Wellesley Fire Department closed

March 30, 2010 by Bob Brown

From Wellesley Police:

An electrical fire in the traffic control box knocked out the traffic lights on Route 9 in front of Wellesley Fire Headquarters on March 30, 2010. Mass Highway estimates that the lights will be out of service for at least a 24 hour period, and possibly longer. Updates to the situation will be posted on www.WellesleyPolice.com and a message will be sent out via the Wellesley Police Community Notification Service provided by NIXLE when the lights are functioning again.

Barricades and signs have been erected at the turnaround.

The following traffic restrictions are in effect until further notice:

Traffic traveling on Route 9 eastbound will not be allowed to make a U-turn to go westbound, or turn into the fire station from the eastbound side. Traffic from Route 16/Washington Street to Route 9 (Wellesley Hills side) will only be allowed to make a right turn and go eastbound on Route 9. Traffic will NOT be able to access the westbound side of Route 9 from the Wellesley Hills Square side of Washington Street. Traffic exiting from MLP/DPW/Wellesley Fire Headquarters will only be allowed to turn right and go westbound on Route 9. Access to Route 9 westbound can be made via the on ramp at the community center OR via the Cliff Road ramp.