ROYALSTON- RECLAMATION OF ATHOL RICHMOND ROAD (ROUTE 32), FROM ELM AVENUE TO THE N.H. S.L

The scope of work for the proposed project is to reconstruct Athol Richmond Road in the Town of Royalston from Elm Avenue in Royalston to the New Hampshire state border. The length of the roadway is approximately 5.3 miles. Under this program, the roadway is to be reconstructed within the footprint of the existing roadway and widened in areas as appropriate for safety reasons. Cross culverts along the entire project length will be evaluated and considered for replacement as required either by condition or hydraulic capacity. At certain selected locations, the roadway will be evaluated to determine if the profile can be raised in order to alleviate local flooding which has occurred mostly due to the lack of adequate pipe size and beaver activity. All of this needs to be balanced against the impacts to the adjacent wetland resource areas and trees which line the roadway. Finally, new pavement markings and signage will be installed to delineate travel on the new roadway.