Site work and paving for a road / highway in Keene, New Hampshire. Conceptual plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Update: https://keenenh.gov/sites/default/files/Finance/2025%20CIP%20with%20letter.pdf The City has several gateway entrances into the City. One of these gateways is Winchester Street from the Swanzey Town Line to the NH Route 101 roundabout. This is an area of commercial, residential, and industrial activities. This gateway has not been upgraded in over 30 years. Adjustments were made in 2010 to the intersection of Matthews Road and Winchester Street to improve traffic turning movements. This project would involve the reconstruction of Winchester Street including improvements to the eight intersections along the corridor, reconfiguration of traffic lanes to improve traffic flow, the construction of sidewalks, and improvements for bicycle facilities. There would be landscaping improvements to highlight the business corridor. The Winchester Street bridge over Ash Swamp Brook would also be replaced as part of this project. The Municipal Owned Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement (MOBRR) program will cover 80% of the bridge replacement cost and the City of Keene's Bridge Capital Reserve will fund our 20% share of the estimated $2.5M bridge replacement. During preliminary project discussions, the NHDOT and the Southwest Regional Planning Commission requested that the project limits be extended to include pedestrian improvements in the town of Swanzey. If the Town elects to move forward with those improvements, the City will facilitate the work as part of our project, with Swanzey paying the 20% local match for any improvements constructed at their request. Project is included City of Keene 2025-2031 Page no 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.nhbr.com/keene-cip-estimates-higher-cost-for-downtown-work-outlines-other-projects/ Slated to begin as early as 2026 is a project to reconstruct Lower Winchester Street and improve the corridor connecting Keene to Swanzey. Keene is responsible for about $3.6 million out of the grand total of $12,812,579, and will split the cost 20-80 percent with the state department of transportation. _______________________ https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keene-city-council-set-to-vote-on-new-recommendations-for-lower-winchester-street-project/article_2cea7de8-643c-57d8-a884-0197e3fec8e5.html This schematic shows the recommended two additional roundabouts on Winchester Street (Route 10) along with the raised medians. The Keene City Council is slated to vote on the proposal on Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The Keene City Council is poised to vote on the upcoming lower Winchester Street project, plans for which include two new roundabouts along the corridor connecting the Elm City to Swanzey. The council's Municipal Services, Facilities and Infrastructure Committee is recommending the two roundabouts, as well as raised medians along the roadway, also known as Route 10, to prevent motorists from taking left turns onto and out of intersecting side streets. Slated to begin in 2026, the project aims to improve traffic and safety from the Route 101 roundabout in Keene to the Market Basket intersection in Swanzey to the south. Officials anticipate that automobile congestion will only increase in the coming years, and they hope the project addresses those projections. The proposed upgrades to the roadway are part of joint efforts by Keene and Swanzey to decide what changes should be made in their respective communities. City Engineer Donald Lussier expects the construction to last two years. Last Tuesday, the MSFI Committee unanimously recommended that the full council approve changes that came out of a project steering committee. The list of recommendations are: Provide two travel lanes in each direction from the Route 101 roundabout to Krif Road. Replace the intersections at Krif Road and Matthews Road with two new roundabouts. Construct a raised median from Route 101 to Krif Road. Construct a raised median from Krif Road to Matthews Road. Construct a dual-use center turn lane from Matthews Road to the Swanzey town line. Gene McCarthy, a project manager for the city's consultant MacFarland Johnson, told members of the MSFI Committee that while the raised medians will prevent left turns, drivers will be able to continue into the rotary and loop around to head in the opposite direction. "In the proposed action, they would only be able to make a right turn, then they would use the roundabout to turn around and switch directions if that was the way they wanted to go," he said. Prior to the committee's vote, Councilor Kris Roberts said he's in favor of all the recommendations proposed by the steering committee, adding that left turns tend to back up traffic. "That's why I support the [raised] median because when no one's looking, people will make a left turn there, so the median reinforces the need to help prevent people from taking a left turn and also [helps prevent people] from tying up traffic." Councilor Catherine "Catt" Workman added her support for the new rotaries at Krif and Matthews roads. "I know we're going to get a lot of heat from the public about the number of roundabouts we're adding, but anyone who has driven through our newly constructed Key Road [roundabout] and the [roundabout] at Winchester, Pearl and Island [streets], now that all lanes are opened, you can see it really does move traffic along." Center Street resident Laura Tobin, recently elected to the City Council representing Ward 4, said she was hesitant about more roundabouts in Keene. She added that she works on Kit Street, where it is "pretty impossible" to turn left onto Winchester Street. Tobin asked whether it would be viable to put a lighted intersection at Kit Street instead of installing a median to restrict left turns. Lussier responded that the N.H. Department of Transportation would not permit Keene to put a signalized intersection so close to the Route 101 roundabout, located just to the north. "It would inevitably cause traffic to back up into the roundabout at [Route] 101 and pretty much stymie the intersection, so that's not one of the options available for discussion," he said. Keene Mayor George Hansel has told The Sentinel that traffic volumes on Winchester Street between now and 2045 are expected to increase 20 to 30 percent, and the changes to the roadway would be made with that in mind. In Swanzey, recommendations had included a third roundabout for the project, where the stretch of Route 10 intersects with the Market Basket driveway, to replace the signalized intersection, as well as pedestrian improvements. Also initially proposed for that stretch of roadway is one lane of travel in either direction with a dual-use turning lane to allow for left turn. The Swanzey Select Board voted Sept. 27 to not include a roundabout, but they did approve the addition of sidewalks and one lane of travel in north and south with a dual-use lane in the middle, according to meeting minutes. The work, and its cost, will be split between the two communities. The Keene/Swanzey line is just north of Market Basket. The work in Keene carries an estimated cost of $8.6 million, Lussier has projected; however, Keene will be responsible for only 20 percent of that cost, with the state transportation department footing the rest of the bill. The MSFI Committee's recommendations are now headed to the full council for a vote. That meeting is scheduled for Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE : https://keenenh.gov/sites/default/files/Finance/Keene%202023-2029%20CIP%20budget.pdf The City has several gateway entrances into the City. One of these gateways is Winchester Street from the Swanzey Town Line to the NH Rte. 101 Roundabout. This is an area of commercial, residential and industrial activities. This gateway has not been upgraded in over 30 years. Adjustments were made in 2010 to the intersection of Mathews Road and Winchester Street to improve traffic turning movements. This project would involve the reconstruction of Winchester Street including improvements to the eight intersections along the corridor, reconfiguration of traffic lanes to improve traffic flow, the construction of sidewalks and improvements for bicycle facilities. There would be landscaping improvements to highlight the business corridor. The Winchester Street Bridge over Ash Swamp Brook would also be replaced as part of this project. The proposed funding includes 80% State funds, with 20% coming from the City of Keene. There will also be Municipal Owned Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement (MOBRR) and State Aid Bridge Funding for the replacement of the Winchester Street bridge over Ash Swamp Brook. The sewer infrastructure in this area of Winchester Street is from the mid-1950s. The requested funding will allow for the lining of approximately 3,970 feet of asbestos cement sewer mains of various sizes. The sewer main that is currently suspended under the Winchester Street bridge will also be replaced with an inverted syphon system. Project is included City of Keene FY 2023-2029 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Pg.No - 162. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The City of Keene is requesting qualifications from engineering firms for the design of the Lower Winchester Street Reconstruction Project. The proposed project will reconstruct one of the two major gateways that connect the City to its southern neighbors. The project will create a "Complete Street" by adding pedestrian and bicycle facilities to the corridor. Congestion and safety issues will be addressed and access to the many businesses along the route will be improved. The Project includes replacement of the Winchester Street Bridge over Ash Swamp Brook (NHDOT Bridge No. 118 / 051). This project is included in the Draft NHDOT 2023-2032 10-Year Plan (Keene 40666). 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