The City of Dover’s design engineering consultant for the Fifth and Grove reconstruction project is making final design plans that will be presented at a neighborhood meeting this spring. The final design plans include elements raised by stakeholders at the July 19, 2022 neighborhood meeting and subsequent survey.

A meeting date has yet to be set but is anticipated towards the end of April or the beginning of May. City engineers will schedule a date when it meets with the consultant, Woodward & Curran, later this month to review its plans and discuss the construction schedule.

Once design plans are finalized, expected by late spring, the project will be publicly advertised, seeking bids from qualified construction companies. After the bid deadline, city staff will review bid submissions and recommend to the City Council what construction firm to award the project to. Once the bid is awarded, the contractor and city staff will schedule a pre-construction neighborhood meeting. City staff anticipates construction to begin in either late 2023 or early 2024.

The Fifth and Grove reconstruction project includes upgrading underground utilities and addressing drainage concerns and roadway/sidewalk conditions.

Following the July 19, 2022 neighborhood meeting, the city conducted a survey that included a question on whether Fifth Street should remain open to two-way traffic, which would eliminate 19 parking spaces, or make Fifth Street one-way, which would add eight parking spaces.

The majority of preferred one-way travel on Fifth Street, with the direction of travel from Chestnut Street to Fourth Street.

Engineers are currently evaluating the section of Grove Street within the project area for defined, marked parking spaces on both sides of the street, with two travel lanes marked with a double yellow centerline. This information will be presented at this spring's neighborhood meeting.

Should you have any questions regarding the project, please contact Jillian Semprini at j.semprini@dover.nh.gov or 603-516-6450. 

There is a dedicated project webpage located at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/community-services/current-projects/fifth-street-grove-street-reconstruction-project/ that includes project-related documents.

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