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Drivers in Gardner can expect a smoother ride on more of the city’s streets.
Officials have announced additional roadways scheduled to be repaved over the next several weeks. The city is currently working with its on-call paving contractor, the Massachusetts Broken Stone Co., to schedule the projects for the fall season, pending weather conditions.
“With this plan, we will have paved over one-third of Gardner’s roads in just the last five years,” said Mayor Michael Nicholson. “I’m proud of the investments we’ve made into our infrastructure and grateful to our state partners for helping us achieve this milestone. There is still more to do, and we are committed to pursuing every available resource to continue strengthening Gardner’s roadways and pedestrian infrastructure for the future.”
Beech St. between Green St. and Woodland Ave. in Gardner has been added to the city’s list of roadways to be repaved over the next few months.
Due to increased funding from the state, the city was able to add additional streets to the list to be repaved. For Fiscal Year 2026, the city will receive $1,150,212 through the state’s Chapter 90 program, more than double the $525,266 it received in the previous fiscal year.
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Roadways scheduled to be paved
Here are the roads that will be paved this fall:
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Green Street – from the Uptown Rotary to Bertha Ave.
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Beech Street – from Green St. to Woodland Ave.
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Cross Street – from Elm St. to Pine St.
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Pearl Street – from the Uptown Rotary to Betty Spring Rd.
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Stephanie Drive – from Dyer St. to West Broadway.
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Heywood Street – from the Crystal Lake facility to Green St.
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Abbot Avenue – from Park St. to Crystal Lake Dr.
A section of Crystal Lake Dr. has been added to the list of the roadways in Gardner scheduled to be paved this fall.
Other streets on the list to be paved are Sylvan Rd., James St., Reservoir St., Glazier St., Highland St., Crystal Lake Dr., Chatham St., Lakeview Dr., Plymouth St., Ida Hill, and Elizabeth St.
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Existing sidewalks will also be reconstructed
Existing sidewalks will also be reconstructed alongside the roadways, according to officials.
Officials said street selections were based on the city’s annual paving priority list, which is developed by the Department of Public Works and the Engineering Department. Streets are evaluated on a range of factors, including overall condition, presence of sidewalks, the number of residential and business properties, traffic volume, and the length of time since the last paving.
The section of Pearl St. between the Uptown Rotary and Betty Spring Rd. in Gardner is among the roadways in the city scheduled to be paved this fall.
In addition to Chapter 90 funding, the city has also secured multiple state grants to cover the full cost of repaving Pearl St and the paving of Crystal Lake Drive. The city has allocated $363, 617 of municipal funds toward these projects, according to officials.
This article originally appeared on Gardner News: Gardner officials announce road repaving plan for the fall
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