FRIDAY, NOV. 19, 2021
A crew installs a new fire hydrant on Glenwood Avenue Friday morning as part of the Central Avenue North Water Improvements project.
Latest updates

Monday, Nov. 22 to Wednesday, Nov. 24

  • Work on Central Avenue is focused between Abbey Sawyer Memorial Drive and Lowell Avenue.

  • Southbound Central Avenue traffic will be detoured around the project area via Lowell Avenue, Mount Vernon Street and Ash Street. Northbound traffic will proceed through the work area.

  • Monday's work is focused near Central Avenue's Old Rollinsford Road intersection.

  • On Tuesday, the contractor plans to install new fire hydrants on Central Avenue between Abbey Sawyer Memorial Drive and Lowell Avenue.

  • Wednesday, the contractor will remove the temporary water mains and pave the week's work areas.

  • No work is scheduled for Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  • Community Services Director Bill Boulanger is reaching out to residents and businesses to schedule water connections. The connections will require the water to be shut off for brief periods to individual water users when the service is connected. Contact Boulanger at 603-516-6450 or b.boulanger@dover.nh.gov.
Project overview
The Central Avenue North Water Improvements Project replaces two sections of water mains. One is a 133-year-old, 14-inch water main from Lowell Avenue to Abbey Sawyer Memorial Drive, a critical piece of Dover's water system infrastructure. The other is an undersized six-inch water main from Glenwood Avenue to Lowell Avenue installed in 1927. The contractor has replaced both mains with 16-inch ductile iron pipes expected to last the next 100-150 years. The project will significantly improve reliability and fire flow capacity in the area as well as create a better interconnection between the City of Dover's two water pressure zones.

The project is anticipated to be substantially complete in December or January, weather permitting. A complete street paving overlay is planned for next spring.

After a competitive bid process, the City Council awarded the construction contract to N. Granese & Sons, Inc. of Salem, Massachusetts, the same contractor as the Washington and Main Water Improvements Project.

Residents and businesses in the construction area with questions or concerns should contact Deputy Community Services Director Bill Boulanger at b.boulanger@dover.nh.gov or 516-6450. Boulanger is the project manager.

The City of Dover provides frequent email updates about the project to help residents and businesses plan for disruption along Central Avenue. To sign-up for these updates, visit https://bit.ly/dovernewsletters, add "Project update: Central Avenue North Water Improvements Project" to your current email subscription list.

The above map shows the project area for the replacement of the water main along Central Avenue from Glennwood Avenue to Abbey Sawyer Memorial Drive, the entrance to Garrison Hill.