Bartlett Street Reconstruction Project

PROJECT UPDATE

The final placement of paving and site restoration on Bartlett Street is scheduled to begin on July 7, 2025 tentatively as follows: July 7-18 -- Punchlist items, sign installation, construction of manhole inverts. Week of July 21 – Milling multiple tie-in locations at limits of the project, raising structures to final pavement height. Week of July 28 – Placing final asphalt and constructing raised crosswalk and raised intersection. Week of August 4 – Final pavement markings.

The Morning Street scope of work is currently on HOLD and will be reevaluated along with future phases of work in the Creek Neighborhood.

Project Background:

Bartlett Street Project Preconstruction Public Meeting, March 27, 2024
Go to the video of the meeting or the presentation link in the right-hand column of this page.

This project includes the reconstruction of underground public utilities (water, sewer, drainage) on Bartlett Street from Hodgdon Brook to Dennett Street, and Thornton Street from Woodbury Avenue to Bartlett Street. This will also include connections to existing utilities on side streets of Morning Street, Clinton Street, Pine Street, Meredith Way and Woodbury Ave. The project also consists of reconstructing the streetscape, including curbing, sidewalks, reconstructing the roadway and traffic calming measures.

Project Details

Start: April 9, 2024

Substantial Completion: November 15, 2024 

Final Completion: June 30, 2025

Estimated Construction Cost: $4,600,000 (est)

Design Engineer: DPW In-House Staff

Contractor: Albanese D&S, Inc.

Project Manager:

Marc R. Batchelder, P.E., Project Manager
Office: (603) 766-1440
Email: mrbatchelder@portsmouthnh.gov

Following the December 9, 2022 meeting, the City is moving forward with further discussion on this design option. 

For information on the Bartlett-Cate Street Intersection Project, visit this page.