Pavement Management Update (8/17/18)

Below is a summary of the first steps being taken in our Pavement Management Plan for this year. We are in the process of scheduling a crack sealing treatment on over 65,000 square yards of pavement on the roadways listed below to help extend their life.

Crack Sealing is a rehabilitation method used to keep excess water or moisture from penetrating asphalt and to prevent further cracking and deterioration of the roadway, ultimately extending the roads life.

Once a schedule is set, we will update this post.

Temporary Closure in Expansion Area of Cemetery

Please be advised that the uphill road to the new section of the Hull Village Cemetery (that runs off Duck Lane, parallel to Nantasket Ave behind the Island View Condos) will be closed for the remainder of the work week beginning tomorrow (Wednesday August 15th). This temporary closure is necessary to install road drainage in this section.

Although most people know that any construction on the side of a dirt hill will lead to run-off after any type of rain event, we were not in a position to install the needed drainage until now.

This section of the cemetery will be inaccessible from Wednesday at 7am until Friday at noon. If all goes well and we are able to install the drainage before the anticipated time frame expires, we will re-open the cemetery for full access everywhere.

We are sorry for this inconvenience but it is a necessary step in moving forward with the expansion of the cemetery.

All other areas of the cemetery will remain open during this construction phase.

Please contact the DPW with any questions.

(The temporary closure area is circled in black)

Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day Scheduled in Hull

Discolored Water Update from Aquarion

Tomorrow (8/9/18), Aquarion Water Company will be replacing 2 gate valves, one at the intersection of Samoset and Lewis, the other at the intersection of Samoset and Adams.  

This infrastructure improvement is necessary and is being done to help resolve the discoloration issue which some homes experienced earlier this week.

In order to do the work, water will be off to the following customers between 9:00 AM and 3:00PM.

 

Shut down area:

125-199 Samoset Ave

All of Hadassah Way

18 Adams St

5 - 20 Lewis St

All of Weston St

Potential low pressure/discoloration area:

All of Manomet Ave

200-225 Samoset Ave

1- 124 Samoset Ave

560 - 652 Nantasket Ave

Thank you and have a good evening

TICK SPRAYING TODAY - PARKS TEMPORARILY CLOSED!

TICK SPRAYING TODAY - PARKS TEMPORARILY CLOSED!

The second of three monthly treatments for ticks at the area playgrounds in an attempt to minimize any tick-borne illnesses that may occur is being done this morning. 

 

This treatment will also address mosquitoes in these areas.

Please be advised that the following locations will be CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC until after 2pm today:

                                   the Dust Bowl

                                   the Village Playground

                                   Hampton Circle Park and

                                   Menice Field

The application being put down is EPA approved and is harmless to children and animals after it dries. They drying time is approximately 90-minutes, these areas will remain closed for a few hours after spraying to be safe.

Please stay out of these areas until after 2pm…

Thank you for your cooperation

The Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day is Scheduled

Mark your calendar, the Hull DPW is sponsoring a Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day on  Saturday September 22nd from 9AM until 1PM at the DCR parking lot along the George Washington Boulevard by the roller rink.

If you live in town and are planning on attending this event, all you will need to bring with you is your drivers license showing that you are a Hull resident, you will not need to go to the DPW office beforehand. Only out-of-town residents will need an authorization form.

Some May Experience Temporary Street Flooding (Please Be Patient)

With the amount of rain that is coming down combined with an incoming tide, some streets in town may experience mild to moderate street flooding, mostly those in low-lying areas and areas that are prone to repetitive flooding. We ask that you be patient, the water level in the streets will subside in the near future.

This potential street flooding is not because our drainage system is not working properly, in most cases it is, but due to the fact that the basins that are connected to our drainage system discharges out into the bay or to the ocean and the outfall pipes are located at or below sea level.

High tide is not until a little after 12:30pm today, most roads that are holding water right now will start to drain a little while after the tide begins to drop.

Please use extra caution when driving through or near this puddling.