Epping Road, Winter Street, and Spring Street Sidewalk Construction Project

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.  

The proposed sidewalk on Epping Road will connect an existing sidewalk on the western side of Epping Road to a sidewalk that was required as part of a recent site plan approval of the Planning Board.  All sidewalks will be asphalt and be five feet in width with vertical granite curbing.   Epping Road is a busy state route with approximately 12,000 vehicles a day.  The corridor has seen recent growth with several new commercial and residential projects in the past few years and this sidewalk will provide a direct connection between the commercial and residential growth on Epping Road to the Train Station and downtown Exeter.  

The proposed sidewalk on Winter Street will connect an existing sidewalk on Winter Street to an existing sidewalk on Epping Road.  This approximately 370 linear foot section of sidewalk will provide a direct pedestrian connection to the Epping Road corridor and provide a crosswalk across Epping road to a local park.  Without this improvement, pedestrians need to walk over 1,800 feet out of the way to safely access the park.  

On Spring Street, the project proposes two short sections of sidewalk that connect the existing sidewalk along this roadway.  Spring Street is located within the dense urban core of Exeter and will provide safe access along the eastern side of this roadway. 

Local Concerns Meetings were held during the design process to obtain input from residents, businesses, and other stakeholders. See links below to view the presentation and preferred alternative designs.