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Alderman O’Brien
This will also encumber the new development that’s down there on Bridge Street and looking at that influx of
traffic into that at the East Hollis Street Bridge, correct?
Mr. Vayo
Are you talking about Bancroft Street?
Alderman O’Brien
Yes.
Mr. Vayo
Part of how this traffic improvement project came to bear was the result of coordination between the developer
for that new construction that you see over there and the City of Nashua to develop a comprehensive
improvement that would create new and improved access to that development. It was not the genesis of this
project, but it was part of the discussion of why this came to bear. Additionally, something that we will be
looking at during the design process is future connections to Crown Street and the Park and Ride facility. The
work that will be included here will not include in its scope a connection to Crown Street but it will include
observation and some documentation of design work that would allow a connection to happen in the future.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Amendment #2 to Post Construction Engineering Services Contract with Hayner Swanson
(Value: $77,630)
MOTION BY ALDERWOMAN KELLY TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE CHANGE
ORDER #2 TO THE CONTRACT WITH HAYNER SWANSON IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,630. SOURCE
OF FUNDING IS DEPARTMENT 160, ADMINISTRATION/ENGINEERING; BROAD STREET PARKWAY
BOND
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
There’s still follow-up work to be done on the Broad Street Parkway. There is punch list items; small things
plus the wrapping up of the federal funds and the final approvals that are necessary, particularly the
repurposing of $4 million that resulted from the change in the route which was adopted in 2010. The City and
the federal DOT and state DOT agreed to change the route in 2010. Previous to that some property had bene
acquired, Nimco and some other buildings in the Millyard. When the route was changed those properties,
although already acquired, were no longer necessary. A couple of years ago the federal highway ruled that
because the properties had not been used, even though the acquisition had been approved by federal DOT,
they were not eligible expenses for federal reimbursement. Because the city had already expended so much
money of its own on the project, if the disallowance of those expenses which is somewhere between $4 - $5
million, meant that the city would not have been able to fully spend the earmark which had been designed for
this project back quite some time ago — 15 or more years ago — leaving $4 - $5 million on the table so to speak.
We went to the Congressional Delegation and got some help there. Senators Shaheen, Hassan and
Congresswoman Kuster worked with federal DOT and state DOT. They agreed to repurpose the funds to
approve a repurposing of the funds towards paving of major roads in the city. This is in addition to this $37
million paving project you’ve heard of. This money is being repurposed to pave Kinsley Street, part of Amherst
Street, Somerset Parkway and some other significant roads. The red-tape required in getting this repurposing
