New Britain herald., 1926-07-23
Road Conditions
In Connecticut

Road conditions and detours in the
state of Connecticut made necessary
by the highway construction and re-
pairs, announced by the state high
way department, as Of July 21st, are
asfollows:
Greenwich Boston post road, route
l. Concrete road is under construc-
ton, at Byram bridge. Some delay
to traffic.
Fairfield Center. Boston post road,
route 1. Concrete road is under
construction. Detour for west
bound traffic Mill Plain road to
Bronson road.
Westport- Boston post road, route
!, Concrete road Is under construc-
ton at Compo Inn curve. Slight
delay 10 traffic.
Westport, route 1. Concrete road
is under construction at Lighthouse
curve. Slight delay to traffic.
Bridgeport and Trumbul, Bridge
port-Trumbull road is under con-
struction. Best route through
Beardsley park.
West Haven and Milford, route
53L Oyster river bridge on the
shore road is under construction.
Temporary bridge provided.
West Haven, route 337. Cove
river bridge on the shore road is
under construction. Temporary
bridge provided.
NUag- II,,o,, Milford
Milford turnpike, route /. Under
construction. Through traffic Mil
ford 10 New Haven should take the
shore road.
Middletown-Durha Middletown-
Durham road, route liz. Under con-
struction. One way traffic past green
concrete. Best route for through
traffic, from Middletown to Durham
is through MiddleHeld.
Old Saybrook, route 1. r. r.
crossing elimination is under con-
struction. No delay to traffic.
Waterbury and Cheshire, Cheshire
Waterbury road, route S23. Under
construction, Slight delay to traffic.
Saybrooll- Winthrop road, route
175. One-half mile of grading; road
rough. but passable.
Guilford-Guilfo cutoff route L
Grading being done; does not inter-
fere with traffic.
Guilford, no route number Sach-
ems Head road; trolley tracks be-
ing relaid; open to traffic.
Canaan, South Canaan-Lime Rock
road, route 1874. Under construction.
petour at South Canaan end.
Hartland. East Hartland mountain
road, route 1873. Under construc-
ton. Present road open for travel.
Sharon. Sharon Armenia Union
road is under construction. Open
for travel.
Torrington, Torrington Goshen
road, route 12S. One way traffic
maintained.
Waterbury Watertown, Water
-Watertown Thomaston road,
routes 334 and $50. Under construc-
ton, shoulders incomplete.
Bethel-Newton. no route number,
Road and bridge construction under
way. No detours necessary.
MISUNDERSTANDING road, route
f25. is completed.
New Milford Charlottesville bridge,
route 1874. Work on the new bridge
and approaches under way, No de-
tours necessary.
Washington. grade crossing elm
nation. no route number. Bridge
surface under construction. No de-
tours necessary.
Norwalk- Danbury, route 1876.
Grading and concrete construction
under way. Detour for northery
traffic over Belden Hill as posted.
Wilimantic-Put road, route 8.
Under construction in Windham.
Open to traffic.
Willimantic- Hartford road route
3. Section Of concrete pavement
lust west of Wilimantic being re-
constructed and widened. Traffic
NAV pass. but extreme caution
should be exercised in passing the
steam shovel.
Willlmantic- Putnam road, routes
and 1o1. nder construction In
Chaplin. Concrete pavement being
laid. Two sections of one way traf-
fc regulated by telephone.
Norwich Putnam road, route IL.
Grade crossing being eliminated In
Short detour.