The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-24
PARKWAY PLANS. GIVEN APPROVAL
Sealed Bids Called for on Four New Projects;
 Work Advancing

Plans for 6 S.S miles Of reinforced concrete paving on the Merritt Parkway, extending paving opera tlons from the New York State line at Greenwich as far east as Com stock Hin road in Norwalk, together with plans for 4-S miles of grad ing and drainage work in prepara- ton for paving in Westport and Fairneld and the construction of a grade separation bridge In Norwalk, all on the Merritt Parkway, were announced today by Highway Com missioner John A. Macdonald,
 At the same time, Commissioner Macdonald also announced the com ing construction of a three-span, concrete and steel bridge over the Hockanum river on Hillside street in East Hartford, and the installation of a box culvert on Granville road in the town of Hartland, Both of the latter will be state aid projects,
 Work Divided
 The new paving work on the Mer- ritt Parkway is to be divided into two separate projects one m Stam- ford and New Canaan and the other in New Canaan and Norwalk The first lob calls for lS,266 feet of rein- forced concrete to be laid from a point near Wire Mill road in Stam- ford to a point near Stamford ave- nue in New Canaan The second project vii leXtend the pavement l6,626 feet cast from the latter point to point near Comstock Hill road in Norwalk A third Merritt Park way project entails the building of e 6s.foot, skew span, reinforced con- crete, rigid frame bridge over the parkway at East Rocks road in Nor- walk, together with approaches, The fourth parkway project calls for i5,i9i feet of grading and drain- age, together with grade separation at Bayberry ane, from North ave- nue in Westport to Congress street in Fairfield,
 Sealed bids on the six new jobs will be received from contractors by Commissioner of Public Works Rob- ert A. Hurley in his offiee in the State Office building, Hartford, un- til zoo D, m, EST Monday, August 30, At the same time, Com. missioner Hurley will receive bids on alterations to be made on the first floor of the State offiee building,
 The work announced by CommiS- sioner Macdonald today Is briefly described as follows;
 Parkway Projects
 Towns Of Stamford and New CanAan; About lS,266 linear feet ot reinforced concrete pavement on Merritt Parkway, Beginning at a point near Wire Mill road In Stan. ford and extending eaSterly to a point near Stamford avenue in New Canaan,
 Towns Of New Canaan and Nor walk: About le,826 linear feet of re- inforced concrete pavement on Merritt Parkway. Beginning at a pobat near Stamford avenue in New Canaan and extending eaSterly Co a point near Comstoek Hill road la Norwalk,
 Town of Norwalk; A 67.toot-s 7-s inch skew span reinforced concrete rigid frame bridge over Merritt Parkway and 7S0 feet of approaches at East Rocks road
 Towns Of WeStport and Fairfield; About is,l9l linear feet of grading and drainage together with grade separation at Bayberry ane all on the Merritt Parkway, Beginning at North avenue and extending east erly to Congress street in Fairfield,
 State Aid Projects
 Town of East Hartford; A three span concrete and steel bridge over Hoekanum river with approach work on Hillside street,
 Town Of Hartland; A SiN.foot.by. six-foot reinforced concrete box eul- vert and approaches on Granville road,