DOT Begins Work on Median Barriers in Bedford, Manchester

Work to install median barriers for motorist safety begins this week in Bedford and Manchester, the state Department of Transportation announced.

The barriers are designed to prevent vehicle cross-overs at various locations along a six-mile section of Route 101, Interstate 293, and I-93.

Work includes bridge pier protection at the Plummer Road, Willow Street and Huse Road underpasses.

From the DOT description of the project: It includes "removing 4,000 linear feet of existing guardrail and installing 22,000 linear feet of new guardrail, from Plummer Hill Road on NH Route 114 to the I-293/I-93 split. I-293 guardrail installation will occur in various areas where there is potential for vehicle cross over type accidents. It also includes one section on I-93, just north of Island Pond Road. In addition, 1,100 linear feet of 54-inch high concrete barrier will be installed at the bridge overpasses to protect the bridge piers, replacing older, shorter concrete barrier."

Continental Paving Inc. of Londonderry is the general contractor for the $1.9 million project, which is scheduled for completion by Aug. 22.