8/21/2006 - Road Construction
ELM STREET:
All work, excluding minor punch-list work, has been completed
FOREST STREET:
All work, excluding minor punch-list work, has been completed.
GARIBALDI LANE:
Removal of the existing pavement, installation of a new gravel layer and paving of the roadway will commence on Garibaldi Lane from Rte. 123 to Brushy Ridge Road on September 1st. The road will be open to school buses, emergency vehicles and local traffic only. Please inform the Traffic Officers of your intended destination when approaching the detour and motorists will be directed accordingly.
HARRISON AVENUE: Installation of new drainage will begin on Harrison Avenue on 8/21/06. The road will be open to school buses, emergency vehicles and local traffic only. Please inform the Traffic Officers of your intended destination when approaching the detour and motorists will be directed accordingly.
HOYT STREET:
All work, excluding minor punch-list work, has been completed.
LOCUST AVENUE:
All work, excluding minor punch-list work, has been completed.
SEMINARY STREET: Installation of new bituminous concrete curbs and installation of driveway aprons will continue on Seminary Street between Park Street and the intersection with Elm Street. When necessary, there will be detours around the construction site. The road will be open to school buses, emergency vehicles and local traffic only. Please inform the Traffic Officers of your intended destination when approaching the detour and motorists will be directed accordingly.
STRAWBERRY HILL ROAD: Removal of the existing pavement, installation of a new gravel layer and paving of the roadway will commence on Strawberry Hill Road from Rte. 123 to Garibaldi Lane on September 1st. The road will be open to school buses, emergency vehicles and local traffic only. Please inform the Traffic Officers of your intended destination when approaching the detour and motorists will be directed accordingly.
VARIOUS ROADS:
Work on sealing of pavement cracks will begin in the northern sections of Town within the next two weeks. There will be detours around the construction site daily. Residents are asked to please refrain from driving on the sealed cracks for the first day following installation, whenever possible, to allow the material to adhere to the pavement. Each affected road, however, will be open to school buses, emergency vehicles and local traffic only. Please inform the Traffic Officers of your intended destination when approaching the detour and motorists will be directed accordingly.
Work on adjusting sanitary and storm manholes will continue on various roads throughout town. There will be detours around the construction site daily. The road will be open to school buses, emergency vehicles and local traffic only. Please inform the Traffic Officers of your intended destination when approaching the detour and motorists will be directed accordingly.
HICKOK ROAD BRIDGE: All Preliminary engineering work has been completed.
METRO-NORTH RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER ROUTE 106:
We have been informed by the State DOT that they are planning a construction project entitled “Slope Stabilization of Metro North Railroad Bridge No. 1302R over State Route 106.” The total construction period is from July, 2006 to November, 2007. It will be necessary to detour traffic around the construction site “during three weekend periods and for night-time weekday operations.” During detour periods, Old Stamford Road (Route 106) will be closed in both directions at the following intersections: Weed Street and Route 106 and Lapham Road and Route 106. We expect more information on this matter to be forthcoming from the State. We will keep you informed. In the interim, if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Peter Williamson (DOT) (860) 594-2775.