Drivers who use Route 4 in Enfield will have to detour on Tuesday, Nov. 10, when the road is scheduled to close to through traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the second of two days of culvert repair, according to a Nov. 6 release from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. The department scheduled the first closure for Monday, Nov. 9.
The closure covers Route 4 between United Methodist Church and the Vestry, where crews are repairing a concrete box culvert, a large concrete structure that carries water under the road. The work is subject to weather, and the road is to reopen at the end of each workday.
The detour
The signed detour runs from the intersection of Main Street to the easterly intersection of Baltic Street, by way of Shaker Hill Road, Union Street and Pillsbury Street. Traffic control devices and flaggers will direct drivers onto nearby secondary highways and town roads.
After the closure
Final paving is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 16. NHDOT says that work will use alternating one-way traffic control through the work zone, rather than a closure.
NHDOT asks drivers to follow the Move Over Law (Sherrill's Law) near the work area and to obey message boards and posted signs. It encourages drivers to sign up for free text or email construction alerts at newengland511.org. Questions can go to Ross Wood, assistant District 2 engineer, at (603) 448-2654.
