Conway Highway Department

Conway Highway Department This is the Official page for the Town of Conway Highway Department. Conway has 71 miles of roads; Route 116 is the only State Highway.

Conway’s Federal Aid Roads include Route 116, Shelburne Falls Road, and North Poland Road though Main Poland Road to Williamsburg Road and on to the Williamsburg line, along with South Ashfield Road to Ashfield. About one-third of Conway’s roads are unpaved. The Highway Department manages the maintenance and improvement of town roads, including culverts, ditches, and bridges; maintains all the roa

d equipment, including trucks, heavy equipment, trailers, and plows; trims brush and tree limbs near roadways and removes trees that fall on public ways; and mows roadsides. Conway’s Highway Department is staffed by a superintendent, three truck driver / laborers and an administrative assistant. The equipment list is: 4 Class 8 single-axle dump trucks; 1 Class 5 truck; 1 Class 4 truck; 1 pick-up truck; 2 three-yard loaders; 1 road grader; 1 mini-excavator; 1 over-the-fence mower tractor; 1 small tractor; and 2 trailers and 1 compact loader. The Highway Superintendent and staff monitor the roads regularly.

11/06/2023

Starting Monday, Nov. 6, reclamation will begin on Main Poland Road. The road will be closed to thru traffic from the covered bridge (Rte 116) to North Poland Road. You can access the Mass Wildlife Area from North Poland Road end. Pine Hill Road from Upper Baptist Hill Road will be reclaimed when Main Poland Road is done, possibly in the same week.
Paving for the two roads will begin the week of the 12th. Roads will be closed during paving.
Update on roads worked on since last post:
Shelburne Falls Road
Wilder Hill Road
Pine Hill Road
Main Poland Road
Fields Hill Road
Harrison Road
We are also doing some regular maintenance like roadside mowing, blowing leaves out of ditches and filling potholes.
Mass DOT has completed the work that they did for Conway's Roads.
THANK YOU Mass DOT!!!

10/12/2023

UPDATES FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of October 12, 2023, the Highway Department worked on the following roads:

Hoosac Rd
Main Poland Rd

By the end of today, Main Poland Road will be open to through traffic!

We are continuing to work on our damaged roads.

From the date of the storm, we have used:

400 Yards of Rip Rap
5000 Yards of Gravel
4000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel
282 Hours of Paid Overtime
312 Hours of Unpaid Overtime

Please note that our gravel roads are in fair to poor conditions, so please take caution when traveling over them.

MASSDOT continues to work on our roads.

THANK YOU MASSDOT!

UPDATES FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTWe are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of September ...
10/03/2023

UPDATES FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of September 29th, 2023 , the Highway Department repaired edges/washout areas on the following roads:

Mathews Road
Whately Road
Adams Road
Main Poland Road

MASSDOT continues to work on our roads.

THANK YOU MASSDOT!

UPDATE FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTThe MA Wildlife Management area is now accessible from the Covered Bridge on Ma...
09/28/2023

UPDATE FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
The MA Wildlife Management area is now accessible from the Covered Bridge on Main Poland Road.

The 664-acre Poland Brook Wildlife Management Area is a former dairy farm in western Massachusetts in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. It is primarily in the town of Conway, located in Fra…

09/26/2023

UPDATES FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of September 17th, 2023 , the Highway Department repaired washed out areas on:
Riley Road
New culvert pipe: Main Poland Rd

MASSDOT continues to work on our roads.

THANK YOU MASSDOT!

09/19/2023

UPDATES FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of September 10th, 2023 , the Highway Department repaired washed out areas on:
Main Poland Rd
Adams Rd
Riley Rd

Since July 4, 2023, Storm, the Highway Department has used 3300 yards of gravel, 800 tons of rip rap and 420 hours of overtime worked. This does not include the work that MASSDOT has provided for Whately Rd, North Poland Rd, Main Poland Rd, Williamsburg Rd and South Ashfield Rd.

THANK YOU MASSDOT!

09/12/2023

UPDATES FROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT

We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of September 3, 2023 , the Highway Department repaired washed out areas on:
Roaring Brook Road
Pine Hill Road
Main Poland Road

MASSDOT
Continues working on:
North Poland Road
Main Poland Road
Williamsburg Road
South Ashfield Road

09/05/2023

UPDATES DROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm. As of August 27, 2023, the Highway Department repaired washed out areas on:
• Cricket Hill Rd
• Old Cricket Hill Rd
• Pine Hill Rd
• East Guinea Rd
• Harrison Rd
• Ives Rd
• Graves Rd
• Reeds Bridge Rd
• Truce Rd

MASSDOT is working on the following:
• North Poland Rd
• Main Poland Rd
• Williamsburg Rd
REMINDER:
BARDWELL FERRY BRIDGE is CLOSED

08/29/2023

UPDATES DROM THE CONWAY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
We are updating our ongoing road work efforts from the storm.
• Washout at Graves Road (RT116) at Culvert.
• Fixed washout areas; Thompson Road, Hart Road, Boydon Road and Graves Road.
• Clean up on Whately Rd (ongoing)

08/24/2023

Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge CLOSED!

MassDOT has determined that the bridge at Bardwells Ferry is unsafe for travel, and it has been closed as of today, August 24, 2023.

No date has been given for it to reopen.

08/04/2023

Update: Fields Hill is open!

08/04/2023

Well, guess Conway made the map!

Address

26 Fournier Road
Conway, MA
01341

Telephone

+14133694696

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