Route 3 widening work wraps up

NH Business Review Staff,

REGION – Drivers on Route 3 in Massachusetts now have three lanes in both directions all the way from Route 128 (Interstate 95) to the New Hampshire border.

The third lane opened Saturday on an eight-mile stretch on the southbound side between Interstate 495 and Route 62. That was the last stretch of the highway that still had only two travel lanes.

Some finish work still needs to be done on local roads that intersect the highway, as well as landscaping. That will be completed in the spring of 2005, according to Matt Watkins, spokesman for Modern Continental, the construction firm for the road-widening project.

The work was supposed to be completed in February, and Modern Continental was being fined $10,000 a day by Massachusetts for each day the project was unfinished.

But Watkins said completing the widening in 50 months instead of the planned 42 months was still an achievement.

More news from NHBR:

Newborn Baby Feet Close Up On Mother's Lap: Black And White Photo Showing First Tender Moments, Soft Texture, Skin Tone, Parenthood, And Love.
Government, Health, Law, News

Preparing for NH’s parental medical leave law

Now that 2026 is underway, New Hampshire employers should turn their attention to the state’s new Parental Medical Leave law (PML). Effective January 1, 2026, most employers with 20 or more employees are required to provide unpaid leave to allow employees to attend childbirth-related medical appointments, postpartum care and pediatric visits during a child’s first year.