The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-29
HIGHWAY WORK
 IN CONNECTICUT
Commissioner John A. Macdonald to Take Up
 Eight New Projects
ONE TO START SOON

Highway Commissioner John A, Macdonald to-day announced eight new highway improvement pro- jects to be undertaken this year. They are the first projects to be placed on the Connecticuts 1882 highway program and will com.- prise the first contract letting or the year
 One of the projects, which will be soon started in Stratford, will inaugurate construction operations on the eastern end of the new Merritt boulevard, which will run north of and parallel to the Bos.. ton Post road between Stratford and the proposed Hutchinson river parkway extension at the New York Greenwich state line.
 Six of the eight projects an- nounced will involve tho construc- ton of about six and one-half miles of waterbound macadam and reinforced concrete pavement, while one calls for the building of reinforced concrete culvert on Route 122 in the town of Trumbull and another covers drainage i'm: provements on the Litchfield road in the town of Washington. The longest single paving job included Is that involving nearly two miles of waterbound macadam resurfac- ing on the Scotland Baltic road Tn the town of Scotland.
 Most important from the view. point of traffic is the Stratford project calling for 7,300 feet of reinforced concrete pavement on Barnum avenue, the street leading both into Bridgeport and furnish ing part of tho Boston Post road by pass around the center Of the city. This Job will require ap. proximately 14.000 cubic yards of earth, rock and trench excavation and the material taken from this site will be carted to the right or way of the Merritt boulevard across the Stratford meadow be- tween Washington bridge and tho eastern end of Barhum avenue. Here 1t will be used later to build the foundations of the new road. The new auxiliary Post road, U has already been announced, VIII extend north from Barnum avenue to Nichols. in the town of Trum- bull.
 Sealed bids on all eight of the pfOJectS VIII De FeceiNet iiSIi S0h- tractors at the highway depart ment's headquarters In the state office building, Hartford, until D. m. on Monday. April 4. As was the case In all contract lettings last year, Commissioner Macdonald has emphasized in the notice of contractors that they will be required as far as possible to employ Connecticut citizens on all work. Labor from other states may be engaged only If Connecticut workmen are not available. Con- tractors will be required to file q | list of all workmen engaged on these projects with Commissioner Macdonald and will be required to substitute citizens of the states for aliens or non-residents should the | former become available during | the progress of the jobs. The projects announced are as follows:
 Town of Ashford: About 5,943 feet of waterbound macadam on 1 the Warrenville-W Westford road. Town of Durham: About 2,650 | feet of waterbound macadam on the Wallingford road.
 | Town of Killingworth: About 7,- O42 feet of waterbound macadam | on the Chester road.
 Town of Scotland: About 10,O7S feet of waterbound macadam re- surface on the Scotland Baltic road.
 Town of Stratford: About 7.390 | feet of reinforced concrete pave ! ment on Barnum avenue. Town of Trumbull: About 1,235 | feet of waterbound macadam at the intersection of Route No 122 ! and Route No 308.
 Town of Trumbull: A twin 42- inch reinforced concrete pipe cul- vert on the Newtown turnpike, Route No 122.
 Town of Washington: Drainage improvement on the Litchfieid road.