North Washington Street in Bath closing March 9 for sewer interceptor work

The City of Bath posted that Crooker Construction will begin a full road closure of North Washington Street beginning Monday, March 9, 2026, as part of the Harward Street sewer interceptor and pump‑station upgrade project. The announcement names the contractor and the street affected but does not include an estimated completion date for the closure.

City materials and an online notice accompanying the project state that "Road closures and detours will begin on Monday, March 9, 2026, in the northern Washington Street area as part of the Harward Street sewer interceptor upgrade project. Drivers should expect delays and follow posted detour signs." A detailed map of the traffic control plan and detours is available on the City of Bath website; the notice advises residents to plan alternate routes during the construction period.

The project is identified in city communications as both a sewer interceptor and pump‑station upgrade, using the phrasing Harward Street sewer interceptor and pump‑station upgrade project in the City announcement and Harward Street sewer interceptor upgrade project in the online summary. Crooker Construction is named specifically as the contractor that will begin the work on North Washington Street on March 9, 2026.

The city notice and the online summary do not specify key operational details: neither source provides a definitive end date for the North Washington Street closure, daily hours of work, exact detour streets, or whether local driveway and business access will be maintained during the closure. The original city text provided to news outlets was truncated mid-sentence and did not complete the project description, leaving the scope of replacement or upgrade actions unspecified.

Practical impacts cited in the notices are clear: drivers should expect delays, posted detour signage will guide traffic, and residents are encouraged to plan alternate routes. Local institutions likely to be affected include Bath Police and Fire for emergency routing and any school bus or delivery services that use North Washington Street; the public announcement does not list coordination details with those agencies.

As work begins March 9, 2026, the City of Bath’s project posting and the posted traffic-control map on the municipal website are the primary public sources for route planning and updates. The city-named contractor, Crooker Construction, and the Harward Street sewer interceptor and pump‑station upgrade are the official project identifiers cited in the announcement.