The Town of Reading and its contractor N. Granese and Sons will begin to line and replace and water mains Downtown. This is part of the critical Town-wide water and sewer distribution system improvement program. Construction is scheduled to begin on Monday August 8th. The Main Street water main cleaning and lining will be the first portion of the project completed.

Additional water main updates and replacements will encompass most of the depot area, between Main Street, Woburn Street and High Street. The water mains replaced will be installed alongside the old main while they are still active to cut down on service interruptions and bypassed water mains. Any scheduled shutdowns or loss of service will be communicated at least 48 hours in advance.

For continued up to date information please check our website and social media pages. An attached map with the locations of work will be updated and kept on the Public Works website. An updated presentation from our informational meeting this Spring is available on our website as well.

Under the current plan, construction should not affect the accessibility to businesses. However, it is possible that construction will impact parking. In rare cases when construction may impact driveways the contractor will make every effort to provide temporary access to these properties. The excavation will be filled in and the street made passable at the end of each day.

For questions concerning this project, please contact the Engineering Office at 781-942-9082, Monday- Thursday, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM, or email Alex Rozycki at arozycki@ci.reading.ma.us