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I-93 Traffic Shift Could Cause Delays

The shift is expected to take place on Wednesday, and local drivers are asked to expect longer commutes.

Submitted by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation


The New Hampshire Department of Transportation announces traffic lane adjustments are scheduled along Interstate 93 southbound at Exit 5 in Londonderry. 

Weather permitting; all lanes of I-93 southbound traffic will be shifted into a new interstate configuration. This work will take place during daytime hours on Wednesday, Dec. 4 from approximately 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will include removal of existing striping and new striping for the newly reconstructed roadway, and the realignment of I-93 southbound traffic from the right lanes to the newly reconstructed left lanes.

Minor traffic delays can be expected on I-93 southbound, as state police rolling roadblocks will be used to assist in completing the work.

This work is part of the construction of four new I-93 Exit 5 bridges, NH Route 28 reconstruction, and I-93 reconstruction in the Exit 5 area. Severino Trucking. Co., Inc. of Candia is the general contractor for the $37 million project, which is scheduled for completion in June 2014.

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