Concord Road Work Hits Six Streets as Water Rate Hike Arrives July 1

DATELINE: CONCORD

A week-long road work campaign touching six streets across Concord launched Friday, coinciding with a heads-up from Patch that water and sewer bills are set to climb for households beginning July 1.

TOWN HALL

Road crews are active across multiple Concord neighborhoods this week, with work scheduled through July 3 on Thoreau Court, Thoreau Street, Sudbury Road, Everett Street, Stow Street, and Devens Street, according to the town's News Flash. The work is part of a rolling construction campaign that has kept crews busy on more than a dozen streets since late June; earlier this week, work at the Sudbury Road and Thoreau Street intersection prompted a formal detour plan.

Residents on those corridors should expect equipment and potential delays. The town's News Flash page has served as the running source of updates throughout the multi-week effort.

Also still in effect: a Level 1 water restriction limiting lawn watering to one day per week.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"🌱 Patch AM: How much more will Concord households pay for water and sewer July 1?" — A Concord-focused Patch morning briefing flags that utility rate changes are arriving in days, with the Hosmer House Open House also noted on the local calendar, per Concord Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord)

"🌱 Patch AM: How much MassTrails money is headed toward Concord's paths and parks?" — A previous Patch AM digest reported on a MassTrails grant allocation aimed at Concord's trail and park infrastructure, per Concord Patch. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/concord)

COMING UP

- **June 27:** Hosmer House Open House (per Concord Patch calendar) - **June 29:** Climate Action Committee meeting — postponed to July 7 - **June 30:** Trails Committee meeting (see town agenda for details) - **July 3–4:** All Concord Free Public Library branches closed for Independence Day - **July 7:** Climate Action Committee (rescheduled) - **July 15:** Deadline to apply for the Concord Free Public Library's 2027 Writer-in-Residence Program (residency period January–June 2027)