Controlled Blasting Starts Feb. 16 in Bath's Winship and Washington Corridor

Controlled blasting began Feb. 16 in the Winship Street–Washington Street corridor, the City of Bath announced, marking the first major construction activity tied to the Harward Street Sewer and Pump Station Upgrade. The notice identified the Winship and Washington corridor as the initial location for blasting operations.

The Harward Street Sewer and Pump Station Upgrade is being carried out by the City of Bath as a major municipal infrastructure project. City officials framed the work as part of that broader upgrade and identified the Winship Street–Washington Street corridor as the area where controlled blasting would take place as early as Monday, Feb. 16.

The City of Bath posted a public notice saying controlled blasting would begin as early as Feb. 16 in the Winship Street–Washington Street corridor. That public notice served as the formal announcement to residents and businesses in Bath and in Sagadahoc County that the project had entered a phase requiring rock removal techniques in the corridor.

Residents near Winship Street and Washington Street should note the city’s timing: the public notice named Feb. 16 as the start date for blasting tied to the Harward Street Sewer and Pump Station Upgrade. The City of Bath placed the notice to communicate the schedule and location of the controlled blasting associated with the municipal sewer and pump station project.