Concord Launches Road Work on 11 Streets, Sudbury-Thoreau Closure Set for Thursday
Road crews fanned out across more than a dozen Concord streets Tuesday and have a new intersection closure queued up for Thursday, as the town's summer paving and infrastructure season shifts into high gear.
TOWN HALL
The town's Department of Public Works issued two alerts Tuesday morning covering an unusually wide swath of the road network. Beginning June 23, work is underway on Adin Drive, Main Street, Devens Street, Everett Street, Hubbard Street, Stow Street, Walden Street, Thoreau Street, Sudbury Road, Thoreau Court, and Laurel Street. Residents on or near those corridors should expect equipment, lane restrictions, and delays.
A second, targeted alert signals that work at the Sudbury Road and Thoreau Street intersection is scheduled to begin Thursday, June 25, and will include a detour plan. Drivers who regularly use that crossing should watch concordma.gov for detour details before heading out Thursday morning.
Also visible on the town homepage this cycle: Town Manager Kerry Lafleur has appointed Aaron Miklosko as Interim Director of Concord Public Works, following the retirement of Alan Cathcart on June 19. Miklosko steps into the role as the department manages one of its busiest construction seasons.
The town continues to remind residents that a Level 1 Water Restriction limiting lawn watering to one day per week remains in effect.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"🌱 Patch AM: Which Concord student-athlete just earned prestigious academic sports honors?" — Concord Patch's morning digest flags a local student-athlete earning a notable academic-athletics recognition, along with a reminder about the upcoming Hosmer House Open House on the town calendar, per Concord Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord).
"🌱 Patch AM: How will Concord's new public works leader handle roads, water, and sewers?" — Patch examined what the transition to a new interim Public Works director may mean for Concord's infrastructure priorities — a leadership change the town's own News Flash also covered this cycle, per Concord Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord).
"MA Beach Closures Rise To 28 As Downpours Cause Flash Flooding, Stormwater Runoff" — Tuesday's heavy rain pushed statewide beach closures higher as stormwater runoff spread across coastal areas, a pattern that could affect any Concord residents planning shoreline visits nearby, per Concord Patch/Patch Massachusetts (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord).
COMING UP
- **Thursday, June 25:** Sudbury Road and Thoreau Street intersection work begins with a detour in effect — check concordma.gov for the route before traveling. - **Wednesday, June 24:** Concord Retirement Board meeting (Zoom link in agenda at concordma.gov). - **Wednesday, June 24:** Concord Cultural Council meeting (Zoom link in agenda at concordma.gov). - **Wednesday, June 24:** MassDOT public information meeting on Route 2/2A/119 rotary improvements, Concord Middle School Auditorium, 6 p.m. - **Saturday, June 27:** Hosmer House Open House (per Concord Patch calendar). - **July 15:** Deadline to apply for the Concord Free Public Library's 2027 Writer-in-Residence Program; residency runs January–June 2027. Apply at concordlibrary.org.