Columbia Street Sidewalk Improvement & Park Street Repaving Project Update

Curb ramp and sidewalk on Columbia Street will be completed around the middle of next week (Wednesday, July 24th). Crosswalks will be repainted soon after repaving on Park Street is completed.

For the Park Street Repaving Project – electronic message boards will be installed on Monday, July 29th at the Memorial School building and at the former Mobil station on Commercial Street. As a reminder, Park St. Repaving is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th and Wednesday, August 7th.

Please reach out to the Community Development Department at (413)743-8300 Ext. 173 with any questions.

Park Street Repaving Project Update

The repaving of Park Street has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 6th and Wednesday, August 7th .  Repaving will occur between the rail trail crossing near the Post Office north to East Maple Street.

During this time, there will be no on-street parking within the project area, however, sidewalks will remain open to pedestrians.  While repaving is underway, there will be a detour for northbound vehicle traffic along Myrtle, Pleasant, and Depot Streets.  Southbound traffic will remain on Park Street.  Public parking is available at the Adams Visitor Center lot at 3 Hoosac Street and at the Armory Court lot adjacent to the Rail Trail and Pleasant Street. 

Adams Wastewater Treatment Facilities Improvement Project and Gap III Energy Grant

The Adams Wastewater Treatment Facility was constructed in 1968.  While the plant has operated well for several decades, the major systems and equipment are aging.  In 2006, a $2.8 million capital upgrade project replaced some equipment, but much of the equipment is still original. 

The $6.5 Adams Wastewater Treatment Facilities Improvement Project, which started in 2022 is a large-scale overhaul of several critical aging systems at the Treatment Facility.  The project is being funded through a loan from the MassDEP Cean Water State Revolving Fund.  These improvements include upgrades to the following facility components:

• Headworks
• Grit collection system
• North aeration basin
• Secondary clarifier No. 2
• Dewatering system polymer feed system
• Plant water system
• Return activated sludge and waste activated sludge (RAS/WAS) pumps
• Administration building HVAC improvements
• Administration building motor control center replacements
• Administration building laboratory upgrade
• Chemical storage
• Pump stations

As part of this project, equipment replacement will help to reduce overall energy usage at the facility.  The Town has received a grant of $172,286 from the MassDEP GAP III Energy Program.  This program helps to address energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption at municipal water facilities.  This grant will help to expand the scope of work for the larger improvement project and will address:

• Replacement of the mechanical aerators in aeration basin No. 2
• Installation of variable frequency drives (VFDs) on the new aerators
• Installation of dissolved oxygen (DO) instruments
• Conversion of weirs from motorized to stationary
• Replacement of two 20 HP plant water pumps with three 15 HP pumps.

For any questions, please contact:

Eammon Coughlin, Community Development Director (ecoughlin@town.adams.ma.us or ext. 131).