Work around the intersection leading into the new shopping area off Exit 17 is affecting driving through the area.
Contractors will be installing drainage and rebuilding the first few hundred feet of Old Boyce Road, opposite Whitney Road, early next week. According to the city, traffic will be limited to one lane between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The contractor will then be working behind the concrete barriers on the north side of Hoit Road installing drainage and widening the road in preparation for installation of a traffic circle. Two-lane traffic will be maintained on Hoit Road, although delays are anticipated.
Work is nearing completion on a state liquor store in the plaza and continues on a Market Basket supermarket and adjoining Home Goods store. They are all expected to open this year, although supply-chain issues have complicated planning.