This information will be updated regularly.

Wednesday, Dec. 10: the Public Works Department will excavate to repair a water main on the northbound side of Main Street, just north of the Route 101 traffic lights. This work will require the closure of both northbound lanes of Main Street from Route 101 to Baker Street.

Traffic Impacts:

  • Eastbound Route 101 traffic wishing to turn left (north) onto Main Street must use Optical Avenue, then Marlboro Street to access Main Street.
  • Westbound Route 101 traffic wishing to turn right (north) onto Main Street must use Winchester Street to access Main Street.
  • Northbound Rt. 12 (Main Street) traffic wishing to continue north on Main Street should use Winchester Street to reach their destination.

Work is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. and may continue until 7 p.m. Travelers are encouraged to consider an alternate route into Keene during this time.

We appreciate your patience as we complete this necessary emergency repair.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 15: As part of the City of Keene’s sewer rehabilitation program, GVC Construction will be replacing existing sewer standpipes with standard-size sewer manholes in the East Keene area. The project will begin on Monday, September 15, 2025, and is expected to last approximately three months. Work will occur on the following streets:

Appleton Street, Avalon Place, Beaver Street, Brook Street, Cottage Street, Damon Court, Dartmouth Street, Eastern Avenue, Edward Street, Fairfield Court, Gardner Street, Greenlawn Street, Hancock Street, Highland Avenue, Hillside Avenue, Lorraine Street, Main Street, Marlboro Street, Myrtle Street, Martin Street, Monadnock Court, Monadnock Street, Page Street, Prescott Street, Proctor Court, Roxbury Court, South Street, Spring Street, Tiffin Street, Town Street, Victoria Street, Walnut Street, Wilber Street, Willow Court, Willow Street, Woodland Avenue, Woodside Avenue.

During this time minor disruptions to vehicle and pedestrian traffic may occur, including temporary lane and sidewalk closures, to safely perform the work. We appreciate your patience as we complete these important improvements to the City’s utility network.

Please note that all work areas will be clearly marked and properly barricaded. Drivers and pedestrians are urged to exercise caution near construction equipment and to follow the instructions of traffic control personnel and signage.

Monday, July 21: Island Street will be closed to thru traffic for road reconstruction work by the City’s contractor, SUR Construction. This closure will be in effect until further notice, Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be restored to normal operations at the end of each day.

Detour: Traffic will be redirected around Island Street via Pearl Street.

Please avoid the area if you can, stay alert, follow all traffic signs and crew instructions, and be patient.

Beginning Monday, June 23: At 7 a.m., the City’s contractor, SUR Construction West, Inc, will be starting construction on the Island Street Reconstruction Project in the vicinity of the Island Street bridge.

A lane of traffic will be closed and alternating one way traffic in place during construction in order to safely perform this work.  Please seek alternate routes, be alert to the changing traffic patterns, be patient, and obey all traffic control personnel on site.

Ongoing construction activities on Island Street are anticipated until December 2025, weather permitting.

We appreciate the public’s patience during this necessary work.

Year-round: The Public Works Director will declare parking bans as necessary to facilitate overnight street and parking lot maintenance operations.

During a ban, no vehicles can be parked overnight on City streets or in public on-street parking spaces. This will also apply to public parking lots from time to time. (This program has been implemented since overnight on-street parking became allowed by a recent ordinance change – it was formerly prohibited in certain locations.)

Email and text (SMS) messages will be sent to subscribers with details of each ban, and we will update the KeeneNH.gov/parkingban webpage and City social media sites.

Certain public parking lots will be available as an alternative overnight parking option when a ban is in effect. Check the web page or call 352-6550 for details.

This applies year-round, not just in the winter months.

Visit us online: KeeneNH.gov/parkingban

Please share this information with tenants, employees, neighbors, and visitors who may use on-street parking areas for overnight parking.