Newfields Road Sewer Force Main Upgrade

Update 5/14/2020: Newfields Road paving is almost complete. It is possible that the road will be open both ways tomorrow afternoon, Friday May 15th. No further road closures are required for this project.

Update 4/3/2020: Newfields Road will be closed beginning Monday, May 4th to complete the paving for the new sewer force main and water main. Newfields Road will be one-way, inbound (southbound from Rt. 101) for local traffic only. Newfields Road residents, buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. All other vehicles should seek an alternate route. This will continue for approximately 3 weeks.  No further road closures are required for this project after paving has been completed.

10/17/19: After 4:00 pm this afternoon Newfields Road will be OPEN to two-way traffic. In the Spring of 2020 after the base coat of pavement has had time to settle, the road will be closed for the final topcoat of pavement.  

7/19/19: The sewer force main has been installed and is in use. The temporary sewer force main will be removed over the next couple of weeks and then the contractor will start on the water main installation. The road will continue to be one-way, southbound, local traffic during construction, which is expected to last through mid-November.  

6/4/19: The installation of the mains continues. Newfields Road is one-way, inbound (southbound) for local traffic only. Newfields Road residents with permits, buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed inbound (southbound) only. All other vehicles must seek an alternate route. 
Drivers need to abide by the road closure signs. Newfields Road will not be open to Outbound traffic (from town to 101) until mid-November 2019.

5/17/19: The temporary bypass pumping system for the sewer force main replacement project will be completed next week. Beginning on Thursday, May 23, the new sewer force main installation will begin. Newfields Road will be one-way, inbound (southbound) for local traffic only.  Newfields Road residents, buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. All other vehicles should seek an alternate route. This will continue through mid-November 2019.

5/15/19: Swasey Parkway will be temporarily shut down for a few hours tomorrow morning, Thursday, May 16th. The contractor will begin connecting the temporary sewer force main into the main pump station. The parkway will be open to pedestrians. 

Newfields Road will be closed beginning Monday, May 20th for the installation of the new sewer force main and water main installation. Newfields Road will be one-way, inbound (southbound) for local traffic only. Newfields Road residents, buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. All other vehicles should seek an alternate route. This will continue through mid-November 2019.

5/8/19: Swasey Parkway will be temporarily shut down this morning for a few hours for the contractor to put the temporary sewer force main under the road at the north entrance of the parkway. 

5/2/19: The electronic signboards had the incorrect message on them regarding the closure of Newfields Road.  Newfields Road will not be closed next week. Beginning next week, the contractor (J.A. Polito) will begin setting up the temporary bypass pumping system for the sewer force main replacement project. It will take about a week to set up, during which time the road will be open to alternating 2-way traffic. Please watch for construction equipment and workers.  
Beginning the week of May 13th, the new sewer force main and water main installation will begin. Newfields Road will be one-way, inbound (southbound) for local traffic only.  Newfields Road residents, buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. All other vehicles should seek an alternate route. This will continue through mid-November 2019.

Project Information:

As part of the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Wastewater Main Pump Station upgrades, the two new sewer force mains on Newfields Road will be upgraded as well.

During the week of May 6, 2019, a temporary 18-inch sewer force main will be installed along Newfields Road to avoid a sewer break using the current sewer pipe. The temporary pipe is made up of High-Density Poly-Ethylene (HDPE), which is a flexible plastic suited for high-pressure pipelines. The temporary pipe will run above ground while in use, and be installed under each driveway of residents living between the northern end of Swasey Parkway and the Public Works property. Beginning May 13th 2019, the two new sewer force mains and 12-inch water main installation will begin. Newfields Road will be one-way, inbound (southbound) for local traffic only.  Newfields Road residents, buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. All other vehicles should seek an alternate route. This will continue through mid-November 2019.