Downtown Central Avenue paving work targeted to start Sept. 13

posted on 9/6/2022; updated 9/7/2022

Weather pending, paving operations for the downtown corridor of Central Avenue are set to begin the night of Tuesday, Sept. 13, two nights later that initially planned. Central Avenue from the railroad tracks to Hale Street will be milled, followed by an overlay of new pavement.

Milling work will involve grinding 1 to 1.5 inches of existing pavement, so the new pavement will maintain the current pavement-to-curb height, called "curb-reveal." Milling operations will take about three nights to complete, and the work will be loud.

As of now, the contractor, Brox Industries, Inc., plans to mill Central Avenue from the railroad tracks to Washington Street from Tuesday night, Sept. 13, to Wednesday morning, Sept. 14. The section of Central Avenue from Washington Street to Hale Street will be milled from Wednesday night, Sept. 14, through Thursday morning, Sept. 15.  

Once the milling work and the adjustment of any road structures, such as stormwater drain grates and maintenance hole covers, are complete, the contractor will begin paving operations.

Weather pending, the goal is to finish all paving operations by Tuesday, Sept. 20. The milling and paving must occur at night because traffic has to be restricted on the city’s main corridor to allow the work to be safely completed.

Parking restrictions and traffic restrictions

Parking will be prohibited on Central Avenue between the railroad tracks and Hale Street when paving operations occur. Traffic will also be curtailed through the project area. More details of the parking and traffic restrictions will be released later this week.

The paving of Central Avenue is part of the city's 2022 paving program. Find more details about the paving program at https://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/communityservices/engineering/paving/ or contact Community Services at 603-516-6450.