Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell purchases dozens of cans of soup to donate for the holidays, only to become ravenously hungry and open them all at once. The trail of discarded lids leads right to his slumped-over self, and also conveniently spells out the city memo.
Set your phasers to phase 3
You drive on a parkway
Nov. 21 at 6 p.m. in City Council chambers, the Engineering Services Division will hold a public information meeting on phase 3 of the Langley Parkway project, Aspell writes. Phase 3 is making amends.
Actually, phase 3 is the final segment of the Langley Parkway corridor, which would extend from Pleasant Street through the regional medical campus and northward to the intersection of North State Street, Bouton Street and Penacook Street. The purpose of this meeting is to share the finding of the conceptual corridor study (spoiler alert: most people couldn’t conceptualize a corridor), including area travel patterns and changes, potential corridor and intersection layouts and alternatives, and to seek feedback from the public. Public input is an important component of this study and will be reflected in the final report to City Council early next year. Additional information is available at concordnh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3204.
Wanna buy a house?
It’s next to the prison
Nov. 21 at 3 p.m., the city, working with St. Jean Auctioneers of Manchester, will be conducting a public auction for real estate located at 280 N. State St., Aspell writes. The auction will be held at the property, instead of somewhere else, which wouldn’t have made any sense at all. The property was taken by the city last May for back taxes, though it wasn’t really taken anywhere. The property consists of a 7,200-square foot residential building on a .2-acre lot across from the State Prison. Stop by and get to know your neighbors!
It’s our way or the taxiway
Low-flying puns ahead
The contract for phase I of the east end of the Concord Airport taxiway was awarded to Continental Paving, Aspell writes. In advance of the spring construction season, Continental’s subcontractor will be transplanting lupine plants within the work zone to the designated mitigation site adjacent to the abandoned runway. Thankfully, plastic surgery advancements have made lupine plant transplants much more successful.
This work will continue until inclement weather arrives. Or for two days, whichever is longer.
Line ‘em up
Storm drain extravaganza!
This week, the contractor will line storm drains on North State Street in the vicinity of the New Hampshire Prison and Blossom Hill Cemetery, Aspell writes. They will be lined with luxurious soft fleece. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction.
A second crew will be lining sanitary sewer mains in Penacook Village on Tuesday, a section of storm drain on Manchester Street at the intersection of Airport Road on Wednesday and a storm drain in Memorial Field on Thursday. Friday will be spent not lining things. Minor traffic delays are anticipated.
No ifs, ands or abutments
Construction words!
Three Unitil utility vaults have been installed as part of the Penacook utility infrastructure improvements, and this week’s work will include connecting each of these vaults with the underground conduit. Connections are expected to be made through match.com.
Work will continue from Merrimack Street, northerly toward Canal Street, and then to the bridge. The bridge abutments in the northbound lane were formed and poured last past week, until someone had to replace the keg. The deck membrane and paving of the northbound lane will take place early this week, with striping of the bridge to occur by week’s end.
