Highway Department

The Highway Division, with nine (9) full-time employees, is constantly striving to achieve a high standard of services to the residents of Walpole. From street sweeping, patching of potholes and trenches, pavement markings, repairs to sidewalks, cleaning of catch basins and drains and snow & ice operations, the department is always functioning to capacity.

In addition to the awarding of a catch basin contract on a yearly basis for the cleaning of all catch basins and drains in town, Highway personnel also clean catch basins and drains especially during the fall season when leaves clog up drains and after the winter when excess sand clogs up drains.

Street sweeping begins in the spring after the danger of snow has passed and the weather starts to get mild. With only one (1) sweeper and operator, it usually takes until at least July before all the streets are swept. This is especially true when an accumulation of sand from severe snow & ice conditions produces an excess amount of sand on the roadways.

The patching of potholes and water trenches with Type I asphalt is done on an ongoing basis during mild and warm weather. When potholes and trenches open up during the winter months, temporary patching with cold patch is used until the hot mix is available in the spring.

Sidewalk repairs are performed by Highway personnel, i.e. replacement of broken sections. When Chapter 90 funding is available, new sidewalks are installed at various locations on the advice of the Sidewalk Committee.

 

 

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Andrew Hand Superintendent Highways (508) 660-7328
Richard Jennings Foreman