Culvert Work Will Mean Detours, Possible Traffic Delays on Route 62

Expect traffic delays and detours in the coming weeks on a portion of Maple Street.

Albanese D&S, Inc., of Dracut, is replacing the Maple Street (Route 62) culvert at Beaver Brook. The Danvers Department of Public Works said the work will include installing “a new precast culvert, cast-in-place concrete wing walls, new stone rip rap within existing stream bed and stream banks, as well as bank restoration, roadway restoration, and abandonment of the existing culvert.”

Here is the preliminary construction schedule from Albanese D&S:

• Week of June 9: Mobilize on-site and begin brush clearing / site preparation
• Week of June 16: Setup traffic controls and perform site surveys
• Week of June 23: Begin construction on upstream headwall
• Week of July 7: Close Maple Street and begin culvert construction
• Week of Aug. 4: Open Maple Street, begin construction of downstream headwall
• Week of Aug. 25: Complete construction and begin site restoration

The DPW expects road closures to last between 30 and 45 calendar days. See the map for detours. 

Extended work hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday will be allowed “to facilitate minimum disruption to traffic” on Maple Street. Residents will have access to their properties during construction.

Danvers will have a resident engineer from CDM Smith on site during the project. The name and contact information will be provided at a later date.

If you have any questions, you should contact Mike Nelson at the Engineering Division at (978) 777-2668 x635.