The long‑planned redesign of the Bridge Street intersection is engineered and "essentially ready to go out to bid," Public Works Director Jim Rollins told the Board of Selectmen June 2, but the town cannot proceed until a gas main and utility work are completed.

Rollins said the gas main work required changes to trench depths and that the gas company had not yet begun work as expected; that delay prevents final scheduling. "The hold up is the gas main that had to go in there had to go in first... They haven't even started yet, so I don't know what their timing is," Rollins said.

Rollins said the town plans to paint a proposed traffic pattern on the roadway during the summer to test traffic flow and gather public feedback before spending money on curbing and sidewalks. "We actually wanted to paint it on the ground so that people can get used to it and we'd get feedback before we spent big money," he said.

Board members and staff also discussed recurring groundwater/drainage that produces surface water on the slope above the intersection. Rollins said crews will "chase it uphill" as far as the current project extends, but that groundwater sources may emerge beyond the work area.

Rollins noted concerns about large trucks navigating tighter turns once the design is in place and said the engineers accounted for truck traffic where feasible. He and Mayor and other selectmen said Eversource utility work on Main Street has also affected timing and traffic conditions.

No final construction contract was approved at the June 2 meeting. Selectmen instructed staff to continue coordinating utility schedules, paint the temporary layout for summer use once utilities clear the site, and gather public feedback ahead of a winter bidding window.