Conway Street TIP Project

March 31, 2022

The contractors have determined that for sake of efficiency and safety Conway Street to the Conway Town Line will be closed to through traffic every day from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Monday through Friday until further notice. Detour routes have been established and are well marked.  We appreciate your patience throughout this long anticipated project.

March 29, 2022

Baltazar Construction is on site performing test pits, layout, and installing water main with one crew, starting on Conway Street. A second crew will be removing guardrail and replacing with barriers getting ready for road reconstruction on Conway Road. 

One lane will remain open for vehicle traffic. Detour signs have been put into place and police officers will be in place to provide assistance when it is necessary to close the road to through traffic. We will work to provide updates here regularly.

This project will last the entire construction season and we ask for everyone's patience while we complete extremetly important and long over due improvements. 

Construction is set to being March 28, 2022.

Baltazar Construction will be performing test pits, layout, and installing water main with one crew, starting on Conway Street. A second crew will be removing guardrail and replacing with barriers getting ready for road reconstruction on Conway Road. 

One lane will remain open for vehicle traffic. Detour signs have been put into place and police officers will be in place to provide assistance when it is necessary to close the road to through traffic. We will work to provide updates here regularly.

This project will last the entire construction season and we ask for everyone's patience while we complete extremetly important and long over due improvements. 

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MassDOT awarded the project to Baltazar Contractors of Ludlow, MA. Bid results are below. 

MassDOT advertised the project today, Aug. 27th, 2021. Bids were due to DOT on Oct. 19th. Follow project 606463 at Bidx. 

Plans have been completed and submitted to MassDOT for final review. The project will be advertised on August 27, 2021 and submissions will be received and evaluated by MassDOT before award. 

The Town of Buckland and MassDOT will reconstruct Conway Street, Summer Street and Conway Road to the Town Line. 

The project is scheduled to be advertised for bid on August 7, 2021. MassDOT will select a contractor from the eligible bidders based on price and other qualtifcations. 

The two mile project will include full resconstruction of the roadways, minor widening of travel lanes to include a bike lane and ADA compliant sidewalks. The Town and the Shelburne Falls Water / Fire District will replace and update of water and sewer utlities. 

You can watch the pre-recorded MassDOT Public Hearing on the project. 

Check back for infomation regarding a public tree hearing that will be held in advance of the construction to address some of the larger trees on South and Summer Streets. 

The estimate project cost of $8,723,526.88 will be paid for from federal transportion funds and will be administered by the Mass. Department of Transportation. 

The project is being designed by Nitsche Engineering. The Town is paying for the engineering costs using Chapter 90 money and to date has spent approximately $475,000 since 2016. 

Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2022 and will likely last two years. 

Buckland Conservation Commission began the environmental permitting process on March 1st and continued the hearing until Monday, April 5th and completed it's review in May.  The Conservation Commission met with town officials and the Nitsch Engineering team on Saturday, April 3rd to walk the project area in advance of the meeting on the 5th. See photos.