Community Services will host a neighborhood meeting on Wednesday, July 13, at 6 p.m. to discuss the pending road reconstruction project for Court Street and Union Street. The meeting will be held at the Community Services public works facility at 271 Mast Road.

The reconstruction will include upgrading underground utilities and addressing the conditions of the drainage, roadway and sidewalks. The city has contracted with Wright-Pierce of Portsmouth to design the project, which will incorporate the Complete Streets and Traffic Calming Guidelines adopted by the Dover Planning Board, ensuring streets and sidewalks in the project area are safe and accessible for all users.

The neighborhood meeting will allow city and Wright-Pierce staff to discuss project objectives and the findings of the recently completed base survey. The meeting will also allow city staff and the consultant to solicit public feedback and gather ideas before work begins on creating detailed design plans. The goal is to have final design plans ready by year’s end to allow the project to go for bid and for construction work to begin in 2023.

Wright-Pierce began surveying the project area last summer. Work has included geotechnical borings to investigate subsurface conditions within the project area, and video inspection of the existing stormwater drains and sewer mains.

The project area includes Court Street, from Central Avenue to Middle Road, Union Street, from Central Avenue to Court Street, Middle Road, from Court Street to Hubbard Road, and the intersection of Court Street, Middle Road and Back Road. See the map of the project area below.

As the project develops, the City of Dover plans regular email updates to help residents and business plans for the construction disruption. If someone forwarded this email to you and you would like to sign-up, visit https://bit.ly/dovernewsletters, and add “Project updates: Court Street and Union Street Reconstruction” to your current email subscription list. There is also a project webpage located at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/community-services/current-projects/court-street-union-street-reconstruction-project/

For more information, contact Community Services at 603-516-6450.