Route 123A Retaining Wall Project Enters Final Paving Stretch
Alstead, NH · October 5, 2026
Heavy river mist is lingering over the valley floor this morning. Give yourself an extra few minutes on the morning drive before the fog burns off into afternoon sunshine.
The Lead
Crews from Neil H. Daniels, Inc. are entering the home stretch on the $2.98 million Route 123A reconstruction project adjacent to the Vilas Pool Dam. The comprehensive undertaking, funded through the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, aims to permanently repair severe embankment washouts and erosion stemming from past torrential summer flooding along the Cold River. Workers are putting final touches on a new cast-in-place concrete retaining wall, upgrading roadside drainage culverts, and preparing the 1,000-foot roadway segment for final grading and fresh guardrails. Alternating one-lane traffic remains in effect under flagger control, and town officials remind residents that Vilas Pool Park stays closed to the public for safety while heavy equipment occupies the corridor. State engineers are targeting complete roadway reopening by November 20 before regional asphalt plants shut down for the season.
Local Pulse
Select Board Convenes for Weekly Town Business City Hall Board members meet Tuesday at 5:00 PM at Town Offices to review department updates and resident petitions.
Fall Mountain Sets North Walpole School Forum Schools District officials host a community forum on October 26 to decide the long-term future of the campus.
Today's Outlook
- High 62°F · Low 43°F — Fog
- Allow extra time for foggy river roads this morning and layer up for cool air.
What's On Around Town
Today
Community Knitting Circle Walpole Town Library (48 Main St), Walpole, 1:00 PM · Free Bring any portable needlework project for relaxed stitching and conversation.
Town of Acworth Select Board Meeting Acworth Town Hall (13 Town Hall Rd), Acworth, 6:30 PM · Free Hear neighboring board discussions on highway maintenance and regional business.
Tomorrow
- Radically Rural Summit Opening Day Downtown Keene, Keene, 8:00 AM · Paid
- Library Board of Trustees Special Meeting Shedd-Porter Memorial Library (2 Main St), 2:00 PM · Free
- Select Board Weekly Meeting Alstead Town Offices (15 Mechanic St), 5:00 PM · Free
Wednesday
- Coffee and Hardhats Downtown Tour Central Square, Keene, 9:00–10:00 AM · Free
- Tai Chi for Fall Prevention Rockingham Free Public Library (65 Westminster St), Bellows Falls, 10:00 AM–Noon · Free
- Needlecrafts and Knitting Group Shedd-Porter Memorial Library (2 Main St), 11:00 AM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Randy Miller
- East Alstead wood engraver and traditional contra dance fiddler Randy Miller has hand-pulled more than 200 relief engravings on his vintage press since 1971. His woodcut of Ceres, goddess of agriculture, has anchored the title page of The Old Farmer's Almanac continuously since 2000.
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