West Hartford’s Engineering Division has advised the roadways that are scheduled for in the second round of resurfacing, beginning in July, with some routes requiring occasional traffic detours. 

By Ronni Newton

Road construction season began in May, and the second round of roadway resurfacing is set to begin the week of July 6. weather permitting, 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

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 2024 assessment.

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

The upcoming round of paving will include daytime and nighttime work.

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.

According to the Engineering Division, the milling of the existing roadway is expected to take 1½ weeks, including one night shift. Milling will be followed by approximately three weeks of paving, including one night shift. 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 re-paved in July:

• Federal Street
• Boswell Road
• Hooker Drive
• Fairlee Road
• Wardwell Road (Boulevard to Sedgwick)
• Treeborough Drive
• Glen Hollow
• Claybar Drive
• Mountain Road Loop (Treeborough to Mountain)
• Lostbrook Road
• King Edward Road
• Hiram Road
• Morton Lane
• King Philip Drive (Tumblebrook to end)
• Aiken School Bus Loop (off King Philip Drive

The above roadway work will be done during daytime hours, but in addition, overnight work will be done on Farmington Avenue, from Trout Brook Drive to the intersection of North/South Main streets. Milling is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Sunday July 12, and paving is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 19.

The following roadways were already repaved this year:

• Cortland Circle
• Cortland Street
• Crestwood Road (South Main Street to Webster Hill Boulevard)
• Farmington Avenue (Whiting Lane to Prospect Avenue)
• Mountain Road (Farmington Avenue to Glenwood Road)
• Prospect Avenue (Park Road to Kane Street)
• Vine Hill Road

The third and final round of repaving will take place in September, and that list of roadways will be provided later this summer.

Reconstruction

This year’s roadway reconstruction plans are standalone projects that have been under discussion for several years, and include portions of Sedgwick Road, Park Road, and New Park Avenue. According to the town, the projects are intended to begin during the 2026 construction season.

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

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