Route 40 Culvert Completely Installed

According to information put out by the Town, Paul Starratt, Town Engineer says "With the new culvert completely installed, Aqua Line Utility Company has started to backfill the structure so that water and gas utilities can be reinstalled.

The Town of Westford has closed Groton Road (Route 40) to through traffic at Keyes Brook for period of approximately three weeks while Contractors remove an existing culvert and install a new structure. The road will remain closed until the culvert is replaced. Commuters are advised to seek alternate routes and to adjust travel times accordingly.

Construction materials and methods have been carefully selected to minimize the amount of time that the closure and detours will be in effect. All businesses and residences in the area will be open and accessible at all times throughout the project. Please check with individual businesses for hours of operation, vacations and scheduled closurers. Work is scheduled to be complete before schools open at the end of August.

The eastbound detour route begins at the intersection of Groton Road and North Street and directs traffic down North Street onto River Street and then Graniteville Road. From Graniteville Road, vehicles will turn left onto Cold Spring Road and left again onto Depot Street which intersects with Groton Road. The westbound detour is the same route in reverse. Signs, message boards and directional arrows will be in place to mark the detour route in both directions.