Highway
The Highway Division is responsible for maintaining 220 streets with more than 50 miles of roadway. Activities include:
- Road Construction and Resurfacing
- Pavement Maintenance
- Drain line Maintenance, Construction, and Repair
- Street and Sidewalk Sweeping
- Traffic Signs, Street Signs, and Line Painting
- Snow and Ice Removal
Notice of Roadway Construction
Eversource Gas Line replacement, Summer Street, Waltham Street & Powder Mill Road
Starting approximately on July 7, 2025, Eversource Gas will be actively replacing an aged existing gas line on sections of Summer Street, Waltham Street & Powder Mill Road over the next approximately 5 months.
Most sections of Summer Street, Waltham Street & Powder Mill Road are not expected to be detoured, and one lane of alternating traffic will be maintained under Police Control at all times. If a temporary detour is required, it is expected during nighttime work operations when less traffic is expected on the roadways. Any Detours will be signed and maintained under Police Control at all times.
The Phases of the proposed work are listed below along with the approximate timeframe IN WEEKS for each Phase of the proposed work:
- Phase 1 – Daytime Work between #48 and #43 Summer Street and at the Summer Street/Brooks/Maple Street intersection – Approximately 6 weeks
- Phase 2 – Daytime Work between #43 and #1 Summer Street – Approximately 4 weeks
- Phase 3 – Nighttime Work between #1 Summer Street and the Main Street Bridge near McDonalds – Approximately 3 weeks
- Phase 4 – Nighttime Work between the Main Street Bridge near McDonalds and #1 PowderMill Road – Approximately 3 weeks
- Phase 5 – Daytime Work between #1 PowderMill Road and Douglas Avenue – Approximately 2 weeks
If you have any questions, please contact the Maynard DPW at (978) 897-1317 or via email at DPW@townofmaynard.net.
March 2025
Spring 2025 Town of Maynard DPW Paving Program
The below is a list of the proposed spring 2025 roadway paving program in the Town of Maynard. The Roadways will be either Reconstructed or treated with pavement Mill & Overlay:
Proposed 2025 Roadway Paving List
- Heights Terrace – from Riverview Avenue to Shore Ave
- Allen Drive - Great Road to End
- Fletcher Steet - Great Road to Assabet Street.
- Windmill Drive – Pavement Mill & Overlay
- Country Lane – Pavement Mill & Overlay
- Elm Court – Pavement Mill & Overlay
- Field Street – Pavement Mill & Overlay
- Summer Street (from Durant to Howard Road) – Pavement Mill & Overlay
- 7 Sheridan Avenue - Pavement Area Repair
- 16 Driscoll Avenue - Pavement Area Repair
The following roadway locations will have various Asphalt Berm repairs:
Proposed 2025 Roadway Berm Repair List
- Assabet Street at Town Line
- 5-7 Assabet Street
- 21-23 Assabet Street
- Chandler Street - east side
- 38-40 Old Marlboro Road
- 40-42 Summer Hill Road
- 74-76 Summer Hill Road
Newport Construction Corp. Inc. will be performing roadway work beginning the week of March 17, 2025, and running through April or May, weather permitting. The work consists of reconstruction of roadways, roadway milling, pavement overlay and asphalt berm. Once construction is started, no on-street parking will be allowed until all construction activities are completed. If you have any questions, please contact the Maynard DPW at (978) 897-1317 or via email at DPW@townofmaynard.net.