West Hartford’s Engineering Division has advised the roadways that are scheduled for the third and final round of resurfacing for this season, beginning Sept. 14, 2026.

By Ronni Newton

Road construction season for 2026 began in May, the second round of roadway resurfacing began in July. and weather permitting the third and final round is set to begin the week of Sept. 14, according to the Engineering Division.

West Hartford has 217 miles of roadways maintained by the town, and on average 8.5 miles are repaved each year, with some of those roadways being fully reconstructed. Based on annual assessment by the Engineering Division, road conditions are rated from “excellent” to “extremely poor” (see 2025 Pavement Condition Map), and those in the latter category are prioritized for repaving, with the schedule also impacted and coordinated with infrastructure work scheduled by utility companies.

2025 Pavement Conditions Map. Town of West Hartford website (file image)

According to the town, in 2025 there were 15 miles of roadway rated as “extremely poor,” and those are the focus of the repaving. There were also 35 miles of roadway rated as “poor” in a 2025 assessment. The decision on which roadways to repave also follows a discussion with the utility companies.

In 2025, 8.6 miles of roadway were resurfaced, according to the Engineering Division.

According to the Engineering Division, “In advance of the resurfacing work, catch basin tops are typically replaced. On streets with asphalt driveway aprons, crews will saw cut and remove approximately four feet of the driveway apron. Asphalt curbing will also be removed in advance of the pavement milling. Once a roadway is milled, it could be a week or two before the road is re-paved due to the contractor’s schedule, utility issues, and weather. After the paving is complete, streets with curbing will generally receive new extruded concrete curbs and lastly the driveway aprons will be repaved.”

Daytime work generally occurs between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, while nighttime work will take place between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

If necessary, traffic control will be maintained through a combination of police officers and flaggers, according to the town. 

The following roadways, in this order, are tentatively scheduled to be milled and repaved, beginning in September:

• South Quaker Lane (from Park Road to I-84)
• Edgemont Avenue
• Steele Road (from Fern Street to Asylum Avenue)
• Concord Street
• Park Road (from South Main Street to Thomson Road)
• Meadowbrook Road
• Boulevard (from South Main Street to Trout Brook Drive)

According to the Engineering Division, the following roadways have already been repaved in 2026:

• Boswell Road
• Claybar Drive
• Cortland Circle
• Cortland Street
• Crestwood Road (South Main Street to Webster Hill Boulevard)
• Fairlee Road
• Farmington Avenue (Trout Brook Drive to North Main Street)
• Farmington Avenue ( Whiting Lane to Prospect Avenue)
• Federal Street
• Glen Hollow Street
• Hiram Road
• Hooker Drive
• King Edward Road
• King Philip Drive (Tumblebrook Lane to end)
• Lostbrook Road
• Morton Lane
• Mountain Road (Farmington Avenue to Glenwood Road)
• Mountain Road (loop: Treeborough to Mountain Road)
• Prospect Avenue (Park Road to Kane Street)
• Treeborough Drive
• Vine Hill Road
• Wardwell Road (Boulevard to Sedgwick Road)

Reconstruction

This year’s roadway reconstruction plans are standalone projects that have been under discussion for several years.

The New Park Avenue Complete Streets Improvement Plan, which will include a road diet and two-way center turning lane as well as a separated cycle track, is currently out to bid, with responses due on Sept. 15, according to the town website.

Designs for the Park Road and Sedgwick Road projects – both of which will incorporate safety measures – are still being finalized. “We hope to advertise before the end of the year with construction beginning in the spring of 2027,” Town Engineer Greg Sommer told We-Ha.com.

Updates on roadway projects can be found on the Engineering Division webpage on the Town of West Hartford website.

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