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Please be advised that on Tuesday, October 17th milling operations will take place on Maple Street, and on Wednesday, October 18th, milling operations will take place on Walcott Street.

The contractor will return the following week to pave these roads as well. And as always, dates are weather dependent

Thank you!
-Stow Highway Department

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The Town of Stow, MA Highway Department has posted its rates for Plow Contractors for the 2023-2024 Winter Season.

https://www.stow-ma.gov/highway-department/pages/currently-seeking-plow-contractors-2023-2024-winter-season

If interested, email completed applications to [email protected] or stop by and fill one out in person!

All buildings except the Police and Fire Departments will be closed on Monday, September 4.

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Please be advised, the Stow Highway Department and its contractor will be paving Farm Road & Militia Circle next week (exact date pending, weather dependent).

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The Stow Highway Department is hiring! We're currently seeking to fill a Truck Driver / Laborer position. Please see the job description attached.

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Please be advised that MassDOT will be closing the Route 62 / Gleasondale Road bridge at night during the week of 6/11. This is their planned detour route for the area.

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Please be advised that Stow Highway Department and its contractor will be paving Delaney Street on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 (weather permitting). The street will be closed to thru-traffic, but should be reopened the following day.

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Please be advised that beginning next month, Eversource will be working in town to start construction on the new transmission line that intersects Chestnut Street, bordering Hudson and Stow.

The construction work is expected to take up to 4 months, during which time the Marlboro Road / Chestnut Street area will be open only to local traffic ONLY.

Eversource will be working closely with both towns to ensure safe and steady traffic flow, but residents and commuters may want to start planning for alternate routes now.

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Please be advised that on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, Delaney Street will be closed for milling operations. Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes through the area, if possible.

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The Stow Highway Department is out pushing snow back this morning to help make sure intersections and roads are safe. Be sure to give them space today!

Stay safe, everyone!

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Current Employment Opportunities | Stow MA Thank you for your interest in a career opportunity with the Town of Stow. Please send all resumes and cover letters to [email protected] unless otherwise directed in the posting.

Tomorrow, October 28th, 2022 is National First Responder Day. National First Responder’s Day recognizes the heroic men and women who make it their business to take immediate action when an emergency strikes your community.

The Stow Highway Department would like to take a moment to thank all of its Public Works First Responders as well as our co-workers at Stow Police Department, Stow Fire/EMS Department, the Building Inspectors, the Stow Board of Health, Nashoba Regional Public Health, as well as Medical Corp Reserve teams (MCR), and Citizens Emergency Response teams (CERT) throughout the state for always being there when they're needed.

Thank you so much!

As the winter season approaches, the Town of Stow is seeking per-diem plow drivers and plow contractors for the upcoming winter season. This is a great way to help out your community and make some extra cash! For plow contractors, we have increased our commitment bonus, increased rates, and added flexibility for the town to increase rates to cover fluctuations in fuel costs. And for per-diem drivers we offer competitive hourly rates for both CDL holders and non-CDL drivers.

The contractor packet is available on the Town of Stow Highway Department: https://www.stow-ma.gov/highway-department/pages/currently-seeking-plow-contractors-2022-2023-winter-season

As are the postings for per-diem drivers:https://www.stow-ma.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif1286/f/uploads/per-diem_plow_drivers_oct_2022.pdf

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Please be advised that over the next few weeks, Highway Department Tree Crews will be operating in the area of Harvard Acres to raise the canopy back to the required 12-14 feet as we have received complaints about brush hitting the tops of delivery vehicles.

Please drive slowly around crews, give them room to operate, and follow any hand signals given. Thank you for your patience while we attend to this matter.

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In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, visit the Town Building, Randall Library, or the Pompo Community Center, during the month of October, to add your words of encouragement or support to our Breast Cancer Awareness & Support Walls.
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Some photos from out recent surface treatment work.:
Chip sealing works to fill in large to medium voids in the road surface with rubberized stone chips. Then a layer of microsurface polymer is laid over the top to bind everything together and provide an additional protective layer and fill in any small cracks.

This serves to prevent water from getting into the road surface and expanding as it freezes, which in turn causes potholes. The cost to do a surface treatment and extend the lift of the road is approximately half of what would be spent on a traditional "mill and fill" paving job.

Using these parts of our pavement management toolkit preserves the roads instead of repaving them allows for more work to be done, thus allowing more road work to be done within our operating budget, as well as Chapter 90 (state funding) reimbursement and other funding sources (grants).

We'd like to thank all the residents and commuters for their patience while we completed this important work before winter and pothole season begins.

Thank you!
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Please be advised that microsurface treatments will be going ahead on Monday, September 19th, 2022 on Great Road (from Lantern Lane to Harvard Road) and in the Crescent St / West Acton Rd / Library Hill area.

Contractors are expecting to get an early start, so please plan your Monday commutes accordingly. Residents and commuters are advised to expect delays and, if possible, seek alternate routes.

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With autumn around the corner, the Stow Highway Department wanted to bring attention to a common cause of phosphates in our waterways -- leaf piles!

Excess phosphorus is a concern for most bodies of water; and most of the extra phosphorus found in our waterways is due to human activity. When there is too much in a water system, it dramatically increases the growth of blue-green algae. These algae gain a competitive advantage and tend to dominate the algal community where phosphorus is in excess. They are a particular concern because they release odiferous and even toxic compounds which can result in odor and taste problems in drinking water and allergic and even toxic effects for those who come in contact with them.

If you want to learn more about how to protect our stormwater and waterways, visit the Stormwater section of the Highway Department’s webpage.

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Please be advised that Stow Highway Department's contractor will mobilizing at 6:00pm tonight, Monday September 12th, to begin be line-striping various roads in town. at 7:00pm.

Residents and commuters are advised to slow down and give contractors room to operate and follow any directions so as to prevent wet paint on tires or vehicles.

Thank you for your patience while this work is being completed
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Please be advised that chip sealing and microsurface treatments will be being conducted by the Stow Highway Department and its vendor over the next two weeks.

The areas of work will be Library Hill/Crescent St/W. Acton Rd and Great Road from Lantern Ln to Harvard Road. Tentative dates are 9/15 and 9/22 (weather permitting).

Residents and commuters are advised to expect delays and detours and to seek alternative routes, if possible. We are working with our vendor to minimize disruptions to traffic.

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Please be advised that on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 our contractor will be in town for cracksealing operations. Cracksealing will occur on various roads in town for ten days (weather permitting).

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Please be advised that tree removal continues today on Red Acre Rd; please expect detours or delays if passing through the area.

Please be advised that tree removal work is being done on Maple Street; please avoid the area if possible or expect delays if travelling through.

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If you're feeling overheated the next few days, here are the hours of our public buildings. Town Building is open until 4:30pm, the Community Center until 3:30pm, and the Randall Library until 8pm on Wednesday and Thursday, and 2pm on Friday.
Stop by, say hello, and cool off!
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