New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
WILL MISSING IN
 MURDER CHECKUP
Boy Repudiates Confession
 While Relative Seeks Money

important improvements in the | Connecticut highway system were announced today by Highway Com- missioner John A. Macdonald. Con- tracts for these projects together with others, ealing for a total of 19 1-2 miles of new pavement and one huge railroad overpass construc- ton. will be awarded shortly upon contractors bids to be received on November 1 ? and 15.
 The two major improvements in- Cluded are the construction of one of the states largest overpasses oh the Boston Post road at Fairfield which will carry the highway above. instead of below the railroad tracks as at present; and the paving of North and South Broad streets in Meriden which will shunt Hartford New Haven traffic on Route No. ? over a direct route through the city. avoiding central congestion and say ing considerable time for through travel.
 Although both pieces Of work are on a par as far as convenience to traffic is concerned, the Fairfield project is the larger and more diff ticult. So large is the project that it has been decided to award the work under two separate contracts, one covering the construction of the big bridge over the tracks and the other covering the paving of approaches.
 At the present time, the Boston Post road. travelling in the direction of South Norwalk, Stamford, Green wch and New York, takes sharp right turn ov narrow macadam pavement at Southport It swings be- meath the narrow railroad under pass and then sharply left. When the new project is completed, these curves will be eliminated and the Post road will travel in a straight line. crossing diagonally above the tracks.
 This huge span, wide enough to accommodate four lanes Of traffic, will require SSO.00 pounds of struc- tural steel and 295, ,000 pounds of deformed steel bars. and will necessi- tate the pouring of approximately 7.040 cubic yards of concrete in the substructure and foundat.-ns. The wearing surface vii consist Of 2,020 square yards of concrete and there will be SIS linear feet of concrete bridge rail.
 Approaches for the bridge will re- Nuire large amount of earth, gravel and rock fill in order to carry the road to the required height above the railroad. The pavement on the approaches will be of Waterbound macadam and will be about ASA feet long. The sides of the ap- breaches, on the portions immediate 1 ly adjacent to the bridge, will be lined with stone wall fence and on the other sections with wire rope guide rail.
 During the process of construc- ton, one way traffic will be neces-
 sary at only one point although detour may be used when opera lions reach their height. Mcriden Project The Moriden Broad street project calls for two sections Of reinforced concrete totaling about olS90 feet. The project will start at the present Yalesville underpass on the Walling- ford side and travel in practically straight line across the city joining ! Cil- yer lake. The paving will take place at both ends of the road, while tho
 present city pavement will remain as | the center section.
 Although the new road will be only a little more than half mile shorter than the present route through the city. it will avoid central
 traffic, many curves, the Ialesrille ! underpass with it's sharp turn and | the Colony street railroad grade crossing. It is estimated that use Of i the new highway vii cut from five to ten minutes from average running time between New Haven and Hart , ford.
 Tn this work. large amount of excavation and fill will also be 1 necessary in order to rcctify the line
 and grade of what is now a typically
 rural dirt road.
 The projects as advertised for bid are as follows:
 Town Of Bethel: About 1868 feet of reinforced concrete pavement on
 Route No. 1o4 at the Silk Mill cor
 
 ner.
 Town of Burlington: About 1,5t7 feet of waterbound macadam on the Burlington -HaHrwinton road. Towns of Cornwall and Warren About o7,S51 feet Of waterbound macadam on Route No. 132, the Warren road.
 Town of Fairfield: Substructure , and superstructure complete for bridge over R. R. at the Southport cut off. About 4.734 feet of water Iabound macadam in connection with the approaches to the bridge over the R. R. on the Southport cut off. City of Meriden: About 91,Soo feet of reinforced concrete on North and South Broad streets. Towns of Waertown and Wood bury: About 16,o90 feet of reinforced , concrete on the WatcrtoWn- Minor town road.
 Town of Westport: About 1,400 feet of ? 1-2 inch bituminous maca- dam on 5 inch stone base on Sauga- , tuck avenue.
 Town of Woodstock: About 19,759
 feet of watcrbound macadam on the
 Eastford West Woodstock road. Town of Haddam: About o,070 feet of Watcrbound .macadam on the