Post Storm(s) Clean-up

The Town of Hull Department of Public Works is working very hard to recover from the recent string of severe storms. We are out there every day doing our best with our resources to ensure that everyone stays safe and is able to continue to enjoy everything that this town has to offer.

We are tentatively scheduled to begin scraping the roads the week of April 2^nd to remove as much sand and debris that has washed ashore during these storm events. We are hoping that this process can be completed in under two weeks.

Once the scraping process is completed, we will begin to sweep the streets to further remove any build-up left.

If you have sand or rocks that were deposited on your property from the storms, please push as much of it to the edge of the roadway as possible so it can be collected during this process. Again, ONLY rocks and sand can be left along the side of the road, other debris such as wood and other objects cannot be collected. If debris other than dirt and rocks is left on the edge of the roadway, your property will be bypassed and the task of removing it will become your responsibility.

Your help with this task of restoring our beautiful town is greatly appreciated.

March 13th Snow Storm Street Clearing

The Department of Public Works is out sanding the roads; this event is expected to last into the night. Along with 10-15 inches of predicted snow, we are expecting extremely high winds with gusts up to 35mph and blowing snow that can cause white-out conditions at times.

Please stay off the roads unless it’s an emergency. If you have to be on the road, please give the plow trucks and sanders the room they need to navigate through our streets, these trucks are 31-feet long, 10-feet wide and weigh over 38,000 pounds. Remember, if you are behind a plow truck and you cannot see his side mirrors, he cannot see you, please keep a safe distance behind them. And as always, watch out for emergency vehicles as these weather events are always busy for our first responders.

After the snow stops, please remember to check your house vents to ensure that they are clear of snow build-up to avoid any possible carbon monoxide exposure. If you have elderly or disabled neighbors, please check on them to make sure that they are alright as well.

Stay warm and stay safe.

Update on Atlantic Ave at Gunrock Beach

A crew will be on-site today to do some cap work on top of the wall that was repaired this week.

One travel lane will be open throughout the day.

When the crew is finished for the day, all equipment will be removed from the jobsite.

Steel plates will remain in the road at the excavation site until Monday when the road will be paved.

BOTH travel lanes will be open for the weekend but it will be back to one lane for the paving on Monday.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Please contact the DPW if you have any questions.

Atlantic Ave Update

The Atlantic Ave wall preliminary work is completed, road plates were placed over the excavated area to secure the recently poured concrete and to protect motorists.

Additional work and paving will be conducted starting this Friday, March 9^th.

Until that time, one lane is open for traffic.

Please use caution in the affected area as there is still construction equipment on both sides of the road.

Further updates will be made as they become available.

Sand Bag Returns and Pick Ups

Anyone that got sandbags from the Department of Public Works prior to last weeks heavy rains and flooding may return them to the DPW if they are done with them.

If you choose to keep them for future use, you may do that as well. If you are keeping them, you should cover them because they will not last long in the elements and in direct sunlight.

There is a yellow flatbed trailer to the right of the DPW garage that you can place any unwanted sandbags on. Feel free to take any from the trailer as well if you need them.

If you live on Beach Ave, you can empty the contents of the bags at the edge of any public access opening, we will continue to push this sand up to replenish the dunes. Any empty bags may be disposed of in the trash.

Additional sand and sandbags will be available for Hull residents as requested...

IMMEDIATE ATLANTIC AVE CLOSURE

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Due to the undermining of the wall that supports Atlantic Ave across from Montana Ave (at Gunrock Beach) caused by the recent and continuing wave action, the road will be closed starting immediately. 

A construction crew is on site right now to start making repairs. It will take a couple of days to complete this work since most of the work will have to be done around the tidal cycles.

Police details will be located at either end so that emergency vehicles can get through.

Local traffic can make it from Mary Lou’s News to Stony Beach Road, traffic wishing to access areas up to Gunrock Ave must do so from the Cohasset end.

Large construction vehicles will be moving equipment and large stones to and from the affected area.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

Beach Ave Dunes

After consultation with the Town Manager, the Department of Public Works in cooperation with the Hull Conservation Commission is enhancing the dune system along areas of Beach Avenue in an effort to minimize flooding from the upcoming torrential rains.

SAND BAGS

Attention HULL Residents:

Due to pending torrential rains and potential localized street and neighborhood flooding, the Department of Public Works is offering free sandbags to any current Hull residents.

Come to the DPW garage at 9 Nantasket Ave to get the bags, there is a pile of sand out behind the garage in our yard that has a "sand filling station".

There is a shovel at the sand pile and you must fill the bags yourself. If you have physical limitations or are unable to fill and load them yourselves, please come into the office and we will do our best to assist you in personnel are available.