Keene Sets Weeklong Roadwork on Court, Elm and Marlboro Streets

Drivers should prepare for lane shifts, alternating one-way traffic, parking bans and slower travel in the work zones.

KEENE, N.H. Public Works in Keene has lined up several utility and roadway jobs this week that will affect traffic on Court Street, Elm Street and Marlboro Street. Drivers should prepare for lane shifts, alternating one-way traffic, parking bans and slower travel in the work zones.

The first project is set for Tuesday, November 10, on Court Street near 650 Court Street, where Gordon’s Property Maintenance Services will place a sewer main across Cross Street. The work is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. and should wrap up by day’s end, with traffic moving in alternating one-way fashion through the area.

On Wednesday, November 11, crews will move to Elm Street for a water main installation near 456 Elm Street, across from Timberlane Drive. Gordon’s Property Maintenance Services is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., and traffic may be managed with either two-way travel or alternating one-way operation depending on conditions.

Also on Wednesday, L&D Safety Marking will be out on Court Street between Central Square and the project endpoint to apply pavement markings and traffic symbols. That work is expected to begin at 8 a.m., with a no-parking period from 7 a.m. to noon and alternating one-way traffic in effect. The city estimates the job will take about three hours.

Later that morning, L&D Safety Marking will handle a similar marking project on Marlboro Street between Main Street and Eastern Avenue. The work is slated to start at 9 a.m., and a maintenance parking ban will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic in that corridor will also be reduced to alternating one-way flow while crews are working.

The week’s final scheduled project is planned for Friday, November 13, on Court Street near 650 Court Street, where Gordon’s Property Maintenance Services will install another water main along the edge of the northbound lane. Crews are expected to start at 8:30 a.m. and remain on site through the end of the day, with alternating one-way traffic in place.

City officials are asking people traveling through the affected areas to pay attention to posted restrictions, obey temporary traffic signs and use extra caution near active work sites. Pedestrians and cyclists should stay alert and follow any detours or safety directions that are posted.

For updates and more information, residents can check the Keene Public Works Department website.