The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16

Construction in force in the state Of Connecticut announced by the Connecticut Highway Department, August IA, 1940 for the week end- ing August 24, 1940, together with surface oiling and stone surfacing. This report does not include either the Merritt Parkway or the Will bur Cross Parkway, both of which are being constructed on new loca- tion. .s.-s
 Closed for Construction-Detour
 Provided | Route No. U. s. East Haven. East Haven cutoff. Approximately IS miles of reinforced concrete and rolled gravel pavement. 1 Route Mo- U. s. 1A-Stonington Grade crossing elimination in the village of Stonington-617-6" span steel I-beam viaduct over railroad tracws and a steel footbridge over railroad tracks at Elm street under construction. Elm street closed to traffic. Traffic may pass on Water street.
 Route No. 33-Wilton. Construct ing grade crossing elimination and bridge over Norwalk river on the Ridgefield road, near the Wilton railroad station. Traffic must use south Y branch for Route 33. Road is open to railroad station only.
 Route No. U. s. 4-Canton and New Hartford. Hartford Winsted road; 21s miles of reinforced con- crete pavement. Traffic is advised to use posted detour via routes and 219.
 Winchester. Constructing 71a miles of concrete pavement from the city of Winsted west; also grading and drainage installation. Detour is provided by routes 183 and 182.
 Route No. 149-East Haddam. Ap- proximately 1 mile of bituminous macadam on the Moodus- Westches- ter road. Deteour via routes 196 and 16.
 No Route Franklin. Bridge over Peck Hollow brook at Franklin Station.
 Hampton. Bridge over Little River on Windham Center Brooklyn road. Detour is marked.
 Somers. Bridge over Scantic river and approaches on Batting Hill road.
 Waterford. Approximately 21s miles of four-lane dual concrete highway on the New London-Nor- wich road
 Construction-Traf Maintained
 Route No. U.. s. Bridgeport. I Fairfield avenue. 4,400 feet of B. inch sheet asphalt 62 feet wide.
 Greenwich. Puts Hill. 1,181 feet of 8inch reinforced concrete pave ment.
 Milford. Wilbur Cross Parkway bridge over Route U. s. 1.
 Route No. U. s. 1A-Fairfield. 5,978 feet of 40-60' concrete pave- ment on Kings highway.
 Fairfield. 5,846 feet of concrete pavement 60 foot wide on Kings highway.
 Milford. 14,02s feet of bituminous macadam resurfacing on North Broad street, West River street, Prospect Place and North street.
 Route No. 2-North Stonington. Relocation of this route around vil- lage of North Stonington. No him. drance over present route.
 Routes Nos. 2 & 15-East Hart ford. IA miles of reinforced pave- ment on Glastonbury-East Hart ford road
 Route No. U. S. 5-South Wind- sor. 2 -mile of reinforced concrete pavement on the Hartford-S Spring field road. Temporary bridge pro- vided.
 Route No. U. s. 7-North Canaan. Constructing bridge over Blackberry river about 500 feet south of junc- tion of Routes U. S. ' and U. S. A, Open to traffic over temporary bridge.
 Route No. 8-Shelton, Derby and Ansonia. Removal of tralley rails and resurfacing road with lO,377 linear feet of 3" sheet asphalt on concrete base.
 Route No. l0--simsbury- -0ranby. 7.2 miles of Mix-in-place bltu-linous surface and bitumlnous macadaul surface under construction on Col- iege Highway.