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Latest Improvements Complete Since Construction Equipment Guide first reported the story of this impressive project (September 2009), major progress has been made. Site engineers report that: • Wall No. 103 extension is nearly complete; • The 16-in. (40.6 cm) water main on Pine Street has been relocated; • AT&T has begun relocating remaining poles on Pine Street; • Concrete has been placed at the new bridge carrying Route 72 over the Pequabuck River; • The new Route 72 from end of the existing expressway to Todd Street has all been paved, with the exception of the final course of asphalt; • Work has begun to install a new median barrier on the Route 72 Expressway to the new intersection with East Main Street; • Bohemia Street has been closed permanently and Route 72 traffic has been diverted to the new intersection of Forestville Avenue and West Main Street; • Workers continue to construct a new retaining wall on Riverside Avenue adjacent to the Pequabuck River; and • Advance drainage work has begun on Pine Street. The new intersection of West Main and Forestville see RELOCATION page 4