An excavator clears debris off the side of Meredith Neck Road on Friday afternoon. The road is open for two-way traffic over the weekend before returning to one-way while the top pavement work is completed. It is scheduled to fully reopen on Friday, Oct. 25. Sargent Corporation is working in collaboration with Ambrose Bros. and NH DOT on the project. Work included widening the road, rebuilding the stone bridge and replacement of a box culvert, which allows water to flow under the road and into Lake Winnipesaukee. A wider road also eliminated the need for guardrails. Much of the original stone was used when reconstructing the bridge. William French was the first to drive on Meredith Neck after it reopened. French loves the road and its beauty, and requested to be the first to drive on it.
The historic stone bridge on Meredith Neck Road is being reconstructed after replacing an old stone box culvert on Friday afternoon. The bridge was created to allow a brook to flow under the road into Lake Winnipesaukee. As much of the original stone was used as was possible in the reconstruction. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
William French is the first to drive on Meredith Neck Road after it is open for two-way traffic on Friday afternoon for the weekend after a month of construction. French loves this road, and requested to be the first to drive on it. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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An excavator clears debris off the side of Meredith Neck Road after it opens for two-way traffic for a weekend after a month of construction on Friday afternoon. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
The historic stone bridge on Meredith Neck Road is being reconstructed after replacing an old stone box culvert on Friday afternoon. The bridge was created to allow a brook to flow under the road into Lake Winnipesaukee. As much of the original stone was used as was possible in the reconstruction. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
A road crew lays down new asphalt Meredith Neck Road on Friday afternoon. The work comes after the street was ripped up to build a new stone box culvert. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
William French is the first to drive on Meredith Neck Road after it is open for two-way traffic on Friday afternoon for the weekend after a month of construction. French loves this road, and requested to be the first to drive on it. (Daniel Sarch/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)
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