Fifth Street & Grove Street Reconstruction Project

Project update 6/12/2025

The project contractor, N. Granese & Sons, Inc., will return to the project site on Friday, June 13, 2025. They plan to mobilize equipment in preparation for work to resume on Monday, June 16, 2025.

The contractor will begin work on Monday, June 16 at the intersection of Fifth Street and Central Avenue.

N. Granese & Sons estimates three weeks of work remain before they are ready for final street paving and striping. Paving and striping dates have yet to be determined.

Work was temporarily paused while the contractor sought guidance from the city's engineering consultant to address challenges in connecting the project limits to private property. Due to these unforeseen issues, the city expects to extend the contractor's substantial completion date of June 20, 2025. However, the contractor remains on track for full project completion by its original date, Aug. 4, 2025.

Remaining work includes:

Installing concrete sidewalks on Fifth Street/Central Avenue and Grove Street
Private property restoration
Loam and grass seeding
Testing the new street lights
Final paving of streets and driveway aprons
Striping and pavement markings
Installing permanent street signs

Questions or concerns? Please contact:

Jillian Semprini, P.E., Deputy City Engineer – City of Dover
603-516-6450
j.semprini@dover.nh.gov

City Council awards construction bid, 3/27/2024

The Dover City Council at its March 27, 2024 meeting unanimously authorized awarding the construction bid for the Fifth and Grove Reconstruction Project to N. Granese & Sons of Salem, Massachusetts for a cost not to exceed $5,147,405. Click here for the resolution.

The Council also authorized engineering consultant Woodard & Curran, of Andover, Massachusetts to provide construction oversight, which includes a resident engineer on the project site, for $436,000. This brings their contract total to $713,409, which also includes creating engineered construction documents. Click here for the resolution.

About the project

The Fifth Street and Grove Street reconstruction project has upgraded underground utilities and addressed drainage concerns and roadway/sidewalk conditions. The project will be completed in Spring 2025.

The City of Dover is committed to a multi-modal approach to roadway design, particularly in urban residential areas. The City of Dover has tasked the design consultant to design the reconstruction project so that streets and sidewalks are safe and accessible for all users regardless of age, physical ability or mode of transport. To that end, the project will incorporate the City of Dover's Complete Streets & Traffic Calming Guidelines. The design consultant is evaluating utilities as part of creating its initial base survey of the project.

Neighborhood meetings held

April 30, 2024

City staff held a preconstruction neighborhood meeting on the Fifth and Grove Reconstruction Project on April 30, 2024 at the Dover Police Station, 46 Chestnut St. Staff from the construction contractor, N. Granese & Sons., and the design engineering consultant, Woodard & Curran, discussed the project and answered questions.

The project begins in May 2024 and continues through December 2024, weather and other conditions permitting. Final paving will occur in 2025.

July 10, 2023

Community Services hosted neighborhood meeting about the project on July 10 at the McConnell Center. At the meeting, staff reviewed the draft engineered plans with the public. The reconstruction project, scheduled as part of the City's Capital Improvements Program, will encompass roadway reconstruction, upgrading underground utilities, and addressing drainage, roadway, and sidewalk conditions.

Neighborhood Meeting Presentation Slides July 10, 2023

July 19, 2022

Community Services hosted neighborhood meeting about the project on July 19 at the Community Services public works facility at 271 Mast Road. At the meeting, the city staff and the design consultant went over the project goals gathered insight and ideas from residents, businesses and community members.

Neighborhood meeting presentation slides

Email updates

As the project develops, the City of Dover plans regular email updates to help residents and businesses plan for the construction disruption. To sign up for these updates, visit https://bit.ly/dovernewsletters, and add “Project update: Fifth Street and Grove Street Reconstruction” to your current email subscription list.