DPW Hosts Public Meeting October 22, 2024 on the Route 1 Bypass-Coakley-Cottage Intersection Redesign Project
October 2, 2024
The Portsmouth Department of Public Works is hosting a public meeting to discuss the Route 1 Bypass-Coakley Road-Cottage Street Intersection Redesign Project on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 6 pm at the Portsmouth Senior Activity Center (125 Cottage Street). This is a hybrid meeting held in-person and via Zoom. To register for participating by Zoom, visit: portsnh.co/Bypass-Coakley-Cottage.
The City of Portsmouth has received approval from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) on its $1.2 million Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) project plan for the Route 1 Bypass-Coakley Road-Cottage Street and Borthwick Avenue intersections.
The design is intended to reduce traffic congestion and associated exhaust pollution while improving traffic flow on the Route 1 Bypass. The plan calls for removing the traffic signal at the intersection of the Route 1 Bypass at Coakley Road and Cottage Street, and extending the median on the Route 1 Bypass to prohibit left turns. In order to provide left-turn access to and from the Bypass for users of Coakley Road, the City will construct a connector road from Coakley Road to Borthwick Avenue.
The project is included in the City’s Capital Improvement Plan and includes federal funding for 80 percent of the cost. The City has already completed construction of a multi-use path along Borthwick Avenue as part of the project. The next steps in the process are to sign a municipal agreement with NHDOT, conduct a property survey, and secure the necessary right-of-way for the connector road.
For more information and to sign up to receive email updates on this project, visit: portsnh.co/Bypass-Coakley-Cottage.
