The construction on West Street, for the above indicated
time frame, is going to make school traffic challenging. Newport Construction
is going to reclaim the roadway from King Street to Howard Street. This is a
large machine that grinds the old roadway. This will require a detour and a
road closure (King to Howard). The detour will be Fremont to Summer to Prescott
to Hillcrest to Oak to Pine Ridge to South to West. Monday and Tuesday will be
reclaiming, Wednesday and Thursday will be grading, and Friday will be soil
injection. The police department discourages the use of the lower section of Oak
Street in a detour route do to the proximity to the school, however this is a
limited extraordinary circumstance. Please advise your respective school
communities. There will be officers assisting with pedestrian traffic Oak at
Pine Ridge and Oak at Hillcrest. Shift officers will also be in the area.
Respectfully,
Safety Officer David V. Savio
15 Union Street
Reading Ma. 01867
(781) 942-6775