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The construction in the village will begin around May 1 of 2006.  The start may be earlier or later than this depending upon the weather.

The construction work will last for approximately 6 months.  Starting a few weeks earlier will not reduce the level of work that will take place through the summer or fall. 

Discussions have already commenced between the North Conway Water Precinct and the contractor concerning ways to lessen the impact upon the village businesses due to the construction.  The Contractor and North Conway Water Precinct have agreed to try and make the village section of the project (River Road to just south of Seavey Street) the major emphasis for construction, whereas the temporary water mains will be completely buried, rather than above ground, and the water main portion of the project could be completed in the spring.  The street drainage could be done concurrently with the water mains.

There is a lot to be done.  The construction work covers approximately 1 mile (River Rd to Artist Falls Rd.).  The construction work within this area involves replacing water mains, new drainage, road reconstruction, new sewer manholes, replacing pavement, resetting of granite curbing, rebuilding sidewalks and possibly underground conduits.  It is not too different from the road widening that take took place south of the village with the exception that the road in the village will not be widened.  The work on the road north of the village will not be completed in one season.

Some of the work can be done at night.  This may be better for the merchants, but it is not for residents in the village and lodging guests near the village.  The contractor will do its best to balance its work schedule to complete its work in accordance with its contract with the NH DOT, while being cognizant of the concerns of the businesses and residents in the village.

Everything is on schedule.  The work in the village will commence in the spring of 2006. 

Yes.  There will be public safety personnel directing traffic during the construction and making sure that all vehicle traffic and pedestrians are able to use the village in safe a manner as possible.

The methodology of the construction work is entirely up to the contractor, Audley Construction Co.  They will conduct the construction in a manner that will get the work done in the most efficient manner possible, while doing their best to take into consideration the concerns and needs of the local businesses.  There is nothing in the Audley contract that specifies where they should do their work and when.

The work hours will be from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Monday through Friday.

The work will essentially be covering 7 areas:

1.)   The water pipes are old and antiquated.  These are being replaced.
2.)   New street drainage will be installed.
3.)   The road pavement will be removed.  New bedding will be put down and the road will be repaved.
4.)   Conduits may be installed in the street to eliminate some or all of the cross wires.  Some utility poles may be replaced. 
5.)   New lighting fixtures will be put on the poles.
6.)   New granite curbing will be installed
7.)   New brick sidewalks will be put in and then there will be a final coat of pavement.

All of this work will be done at various times.  A merchant may see a large amount of construction activity in front of their place of business at several times in the course of the project. For example, a business may see work done in front of their location to install water mains, then again when the pavement is removed, again when curbing and sidewalks are put in place, etc.  But the work will move fairly quickly so this inconvenience will be somewhat short lived.

The contractor must work on one side of the road at a time.  This is stated in their construction contract.  The work will proceed in sections.  For example, construction work may be going on from The Met to Reporter Court before moving on.  This work will temporally put around 12-15 on street parking spaces out of service until the work moves onto the next section.  There will not be a significant loss of parking in the village in 2006 due to the construction work.  There will be parking inconveniences at the time of paving, but should not last for more than a day.

All business employees are encouraged to park in off street parking lots.  The 2006 North Conway Village Map prepared by Corporate Communication will show a number of public parking locations.  Visitors should not have any difficulty in locating parking spots in the many off street locations.  Visitors and employees are encouraged to make use of the many alternative places for parking such as the side streets, Depot St. parking lot, Whittaker Woods parking and the large parking lot behind the Eastern Slope Inn.

The MWVPA has been able to raise approximately $1.MM for streetscape improvements that will be part of the village construction work.  This money has been received from many generous village and valley businesses, from the sale of engraved granite blocks, and the receipt of a $1MM federal grant through the efforts of Senator Judd Gregg’s office.  This money will pay for improvements that would not otherwise have been done.  The sidewalks were scheduled to consist of concrete and now they will be attractive brick sidewalks.  The MWVPA tried diligently to bury all the utilities in the village but the cost for this was beyond what could reasonably be raised.  Other street enhancements are very possible due to the monies raised by the MWVPA.  These will consist of brick imprinted crosswalks for Route 16 and possibly new garbage receptacles. 

The NCVA will be a source of information for this project.  Questions may be directed to Peter Edwards, President - NCVA (387-2257, pedwa47419@aol.com).  Questions may also be directed to Doug Holmes, Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce (356-5701 x307, doug@mtwashingtonvalley.org.  The NCVA will update this questionnaire periodically and submit it to the local newspapers.  You may also access the website www.mwvpa.org for a copy of this questionnaire and all updates to it.  Special announcements will be made and published in the local papers.  The Chamber     will provide valuable communication services on this project.  Every effort should be made to contact one of the above rather than going to the Town offices.

No, all scheduled events such as Concerts in the Park, 4th of July Celebration, etc. will take place as normal.  Any event that wants to be in the Park for 2006 needs to provide the Town will 90 days notice for approval.

The contractor has been requested to be considerate of the needs of the local businesses and park personal vehicles in off street locations.  They have done this on the work on the roadwork north and south of the village.

Yes

The village will be vastly improved after all this work.  The village will have a new street with new water mains.  The drainage will be completely redone and there will be new granite curbing.  The cracked and uneven cement sidewalks will be replaced with attractive brick just like Schouler Park.  There will be new decorative lighting fixtures on the utility poles.  The crosswires  may be removed. Nice brick imprinted pedestrian crosswalks will replace the white lined walkways that are in the street now.  In summary, the village will be vastly improved and will look great!

The work in the village is part of the by-pass project.   The first phases of the by-pass work were road improvements to sections of Route 16, north and south of the village.  The town was successful in having the State DOT include road and infrastructure improvements in the village (so-called the ìGapî construction because of the gap between the northern and southern portion) in the overall project.  The Town saved taxpayers a significant amount of money by convincing the State to include this work within the scope of the project, versus doing this work at a later time on its own.

The Town of Conway and the North Conway Water Precinct are ìconstruction administratorsî for this project.  They have provided the State DOT and its contractor with the plans for the project. Those plans have been incorporated into the roadwork construction project for the bypass.  The Town and the North Conway Water Precinct is providing the funding for that portion of the work that pertains to infrastructural improvements that are outside the scope of the State DOT bypass roadwork.  The MWVPA is similarly providing funding for aspects of the work that the town will not pay for such as the brick sidewalks, cross wire removal, pedestrian crosswalks, etc.