23-04-2025
Lane closures coming next week at Bedford tolls
Starting Monday, construction crews will begin work on the project to tear down the Bedford tolls on the F.E. Everett turnpike and replace the entire plaza with overhead E-ZPass sensors so drivers can eventually pass through without stopping.
Commuters will face lane closures as crews work from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Hampshire Department of Transportation officials said in a news release. The first phase of the construction is expected to last through June 15 and is part of a larger widening project for the turnpike.
Construction workers will widen the northbound and southbound lanes temporarily just north of the tollbooths to shift traffic outside of the roadway. With traffic diverted, crews will begin construction on permanent drainage, the barrier, pavement and the concrete roadway where the sensors will be.
The overhead E-ZPass toll sensors will be in place before the plaza is completely removed, officials said.
The $16 million project will convert the traditional tollbooths into all-electronic tolling. R.S. Audley of Bow is the contracted construction company for the project, which is expected to be done in the fall of 2027.
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