Latest News and Public Notices from the Town of Exeter, NH

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Pan Am Railroad Crossing Construction
Wed 9/8/21

Update 11/5/21: PanAm will be performing repair work at the Salem St RR crossing on Tuesday and Wednesday next week (11/9 and 11/10). The tracks will be closed to all vehicles between 7 am and 5 pm on both days.  

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Drinking Water
Sat 6/5/21

Exeter's municipal water system provides drinking water and fire protection to the majority of the Town's population.

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Fill-A-DPW Truck
Mon 5/17/21

Happy National Public Works Week!  This year's theme couldn't be more appropriate. By working together as a community, the impact citizens and public works professionals can have is magnified and results in the ability to accomplish goals once thought unattainable!

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Paving
Tue 5/11/21

10/27/2023: On November 1st paving will begin on Colonial and Heritage Way. 

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Winter Season
Thu 2/11/21

 

Resident Winter Tips:

Residents and business owners can assist with snow removal efforts, as well as improve services along their street during and after storms, by following these guidelines:

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Train Station | Parking Lot Driveway Closed
Wed 10/7/20

The Train Station parking lot driveway will be closed Tuesday, October 13th at 7am to Thursday, October 15th at 6pm due to construction. 

Please use on-street parking spaces on Lincoln Street. We thank you for your cooperation during the construction process.

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Water Treatment Disinfection with Monochloramine
Thu 3/28/19

Update 4/1/19: The Town of Exeter Water Department is converting from free chlorine to monochloramines for secondary disinfection of the water distribution system starting the week of April 8th.  For most regular uses of potable water, chloraminated water is the same as chlorinat

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Street Sweeping
Thu 3/28/19

Importance of Street Sweeping

Spring clean-up operations would not be complete without street sweeping. Street sweeping is not just about keeping roadways clean and clear. There are many other benefits to this seasonal task:

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Lincoln Street Utilities and Roadway Reconstruction
Thu 3/14/19

 

Project Information:

Town voters approved funds in March 2017 for the design and construction of the sewer, drainage, and streetscape improvements on Lincoln Street. The project will also include water main replacement on Tremont St and Daniel St.

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CAUTION - Children Should Not Play in Streets or Snowbanks
Tue 1/8/19

Accumulating snow during winter storms often creates a magical world for children to play in. The mountainous snow banks created by plow trucks can be easily transformed into snow forts, caves, and of course miniature sledding hills.

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Independence Day - Closed
Tue 6/27/17

The Public Works Department will be closed on Thursday, July 4th for Independence Day. Rubbish and recycle pick-up will be delayed one day due to the holiday. Thursday's route will be picked up Friday, and Friday's route will be picked up on Saturday.

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Waste Management | Curbside Solid Waste Contractor
Wed 5/31/17

Waste Management continues as Exeter's residential curbside solid waste and recycling collection. The contract has been renewed from 6/1/2022 to 5/31/27. The collection routes will remain the same so there will be no change to your collection day.

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String Bridge Rehabilitation Project
Mon 6/27/16

This project was completed in early November 2017. 

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Lincoln Winter Street Utility Project
Fri 4/1/16

Update 6/3/16: The project is complete except for some cleaning up of the work areas. This will be the last update for this project. 

See attachment below for project timeline!

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Downtown Sidewalk Replacement Project
Fri 4/1/16

Update 7/22/16: Line striping/painting is done.

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Portsmouth Avenue Sewer Replacement Project
Wed 9/17/14

NOTE: This project has been completed.

Update (9/17/14):

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Lary Lane Ground Water Treatment Plant
Tue 7/15/14

The Town of Exeter selected Weston & Sampson Engineers to design and provide construction services for a new pressure filtration facility utilizing Greensand PlusTM filter media.

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Gilman Park Foot Bridge
Thu 5/29/14

Update (5/30/14): The Gilman Park foot bridge repair is complete and it is now safe to travel on. We hope you enjoy!

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Exeter / Stratham Intermunicipal Water and Wastewater Systems Evaluation Study Final Report
Sun 7/1/12

The Rockingham Planning Commission recently released the final report on the Exeter-Stratham Water and Wastewater Study.  This study was undertaken by the RPC to look at the issue of potent

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Linden Street & Court Street Bridge - Culverts Reports
Sun 7/1/12

Town voters approved funds for the design of the Linden and Court Street culvert fixes at the Town Election on March 12, 2013.  The appropriation was $150,000.

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Epping Road, Winter Street, and Spring Street Sidewalk Construction Project
Sun 7/1/12

Project Information:

As part of a town-wide pedestrian improvement effort, this project will connect sidewalks on Winter Street, Spring Street and Epping Road (NH Route 27).   The project will also provide a safer pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Winter Street and Epping Road and at the intersection of Brentwood Road (NH Route 111-A) and Epping Road.  

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