The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25

Construction. in force in the State of Connecticut announced by the Connecticut Highway department October g, for the week ending No- vember 3, together with surface oil- ing and stone surfacing. This re- port does not include the Wilbur Cross parkway, which is being con- structed on new location.
 CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION
 --DETOUR PROVIDED Route No. U. S. IA
 Stonington. Grade crossing elinni- nation in the village of Stonington -617 ft.-6 in. span steel I-beam viaduct over railroad tracks and a steel foot-bridge over railroad tracks at Elm street under construction. Elm street closed to traflc. Traffic may pass on Water street. Route No. 33-
 Wilton. Constructing grade cross ing elimination and bridge over Nor walk river on the Ridgefield road, near the Wilton railroad station. Traffic must use south Y branch for route B. Road is open to railroad station only.
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 Winchester. Constructing ' 1-2 miles of concrete pavement from the city of Winsted west; also grading and drainage installation. Detour is provided by routes 183 and 182.
 CONSTRUCTlON-TRAFFIC MAINTAINED Route No. U. S. l.
 Bridgeport. Fairfield avenue. 4400 feet of 3-inch sheet asphalt 62 it.. wide.
 Greenwich. Puts Hill. 1,181 feet of 8 in. reinforced concrete pave ment.
 Milford. Wilbur Cross Parkway bridge over Route U. s. 1. Milford Stratford. Repairs to Housatonic bridge.
 Route No. D. s. IA Fairfield. 5,978 feet of 30-60 it con- crete pavement on Kings highway. Fairfield. 5,846 feet of concrete pavement 60 it. wide on Kings hagh- way.
 Route No. 2- Lebanon. Resurfacing a section of the Norwich Colchester road, begin- ming at the Colchester town line and extending easterly approxi- mately 1-2 miles.
 Routes Nos. and 15- East Hartford. IA miles of rein- forced concrete pavement on Glas- tonbury- East Hartford road. Short detour provided.
 Route No. U. s. 5- Berlin and Newington. miles Of rolled gravel surface on Berlin turn pike.
 East Hartford. Main street and Ellington road. l 1-2 miles reinforced concrete pavement. South Windsor and East Windsor. 3-4 mile of reinforced concrete pave ment on the Hartford-Springfield road. Temporary bridge provided. Route No. U. s. 5A-
 Windsor. 1-2 miles of reinforced concrete pavement on Hartford Windsor road. Suggested best route posted for southbound traffic. Route No. U. S. e. | Hampton. Drainage system on ap- proximately 1-2 mile of route U. s. 6 at Hampton Hill.
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 North Canaan. Constructing bridge over Blackberry river, about 500 feet souht of junction of Routes U. s. and U. s. A. Open to traffic over temporary bridge.
 Route No. g. Derby Shelton. Repairs to bridge over Housatonic river.
 Route No. g. Granby. Three-span rolled beam bridge over north branch of Salmon brook and approaches on Tarifville Granby road.
 Route No. 1O- Simsbury and Granby. 7.2 miles of mix-ni-place bituminous surface and bituminous macadam surface under construction on College high way. One-way traffic in places. Route No. 12- Griswold. Repairs to Quinebaug river bridge and Jewett City viaduct Route No. 20-
 Granby and East Granby. 3 l-2 miles of bituminous macadam sur face on Granhy-East Granny road. Route No. S5-
 Danbury. Drainage correction near the federal correctional institution on the New Fairfield road.