Indian Village Water Main Improvements Approved

Indian Village water main improvements near completion

April 21, 2009       

The bulk of the project to upgrade the water mains servicing Seneca Rd, Oneida Rd and Mohawk Dr was completed last summer/fall.  This spring, the contractor will be returning to perform clean-up of any areas that degraded over the winter.  We anticipate this will commence sometime in May.

Additionally, we are working with The Acton Highway Department to coordinate milling and resurfacing of Oneida and Mohawk.  Seneca Road was resurfaced last fall.

            Thank you, again, to all of the residents in the impacted areas, and beyond, for their patience and understanding during the process.

August 27, 2008

 The existing main on Seneca Road has been replaced and all previously connected customers are connected to the new Ductile Iron water main.  As part of this project, the water main on Seneca Road will be connected to Agawam Road.  Previously, there wasn’t any water main in that stretch.

The contractor is currently working on Oneida Road, and has run into ledge under the pavement.  This is being broken up with a rock hammer attached to an excavator.  This process does slow down progress, and we are currently working with the consulting engineer and contractor to develop a strategy to continue at the expected rate.  This may extend the project past the anticipated completion date, but hopefully will not.  We will know more in the coming weeks dependent on the magnitude and quantity of ledge.

The next part of the project is the remainder of Mohawk Drive that was not upgraded in 2003.

Please check back periodically for updates.

May 30th, 2008

  At the  Annual Meeting held on March 19th, 2008, the District voters approved a project to improve mains on Seneca Road, Oneida Road and the remainder of Mohawk Drive, approximately 6,000 feet of water main.  This project has been engineered by Stantec Consultants of Westford, and will be commencing ASAP, please check the web site @ www.actonwater.com for periodic updates.  The contractor is Proia Construction from Needham, MA.  During this process, there will be no interruption of water service to any customers, as there will be temporary over ground water supply installed.  These roads will be done one-at-a-time starting with Seneca Road.

As we perform this necessary improvement to our distribution system, we appreciate your patience and understanding during the construction process.  We realize that there will be challenges with re-routing traffic during working hours, and are committed to making this as seamless as possible, with safety of residents and workers as a paramount focus.

Please contact The Water District Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM at 978-263-9107 should you have any questions, concerns, or require any further information.

Thank you

Chris Allen

District Manager