NEWS RELEASE 2005-19
July 22, 2005

Air Force Announces Updated Road Construction, Closures and Detours Along Boxberry Hill Road in Falmouth

MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY RESERVATION, Cape Cod, Mass. — As part of the Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence’s (AFCEE) Southwest Plumes Treatment Construction Project, AFCEE would like to announce upcoming traffic changes for Hatchville residents and users of Boxberry Hill Road. 

From July 25, 2005 through August 5, 2005, Boxberry Hill Road (between Route 151 and Hatchville Road) will have sections of the road completely closed.  The map on page 2 shows the location of this construction project as well as the closed sections and dates of construction.

 

·        Work hours will be extended to M-F, 7:30 AM - 7:00 P.M, so that Boxberry Hill Road will remain open on the weekends with 2-lane traffic at all work area locations.

·        From July 25 through August 7, there will be no trenching operations.  Traffic will be two-lane from Route 151 to #550 Boxberry Hill during this time. 

·        From July 25 through July 29, 2005, Boxberry Hill Road will be closed between #495 and #550 Boxberry Hill Road for drilling.  No pipeline construction will be occurring at this time.

·        From August 1 through August 5, 2005, Boxberry Hill Road closed between Brady Drive and Hatchville Road for drilling.  No pipeline construction will be occurring at this time.

  • From August 8 through mid-September 2005, trenching resumes along Boxberry Hill Road with traffic being reduced to one-lane; however, there will be short intervals (10-15 min) of full road closure. Police details will be in place.  The overall construction schedule for Boxberry Hill Road is June 16, 2005 through the end of September 2005.  Pipeline construction along Boxberry Hill Road will proceed easterly at approximately 100 feet per day, ending just beyond Brady Drive.

For more information, please call Mr. Doug Karson, AFCEE Community Involvement Lead at 508-968-4670 ext. 4678.  You can also get updated construction information at our website: http://www.mmr.org/construction/groundconstproj.htm