The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
Road Construction
 In State Outlined
Detoms Announced Where Roads Are Closed Traffic
 Maintained on Many Routes Under Construction

Construction in force in the state of Connecticut, announced by the Connecticut Highway Department July g, ie4l, for the week ending July 19, 194l, together with surface and shoulder oiling and stone sur- face treatment. This report does not include the Wilbur Cross Parkway which is being constructed on new location.
 Closed for Construction
 Detour Provided Route No. 15- .. ... .. :. ....
 Union. Approximately 4.1-2 miles of reinforced concrete pavement on relocation of Route No. IS, be- ginning at the Massachusetts state line.
 Old Route No. s2-
 Windham. Reinforced concrete box culvert at Obwebetuck River. Route No. SO-
 Saybrook. Two sections of bitu- minous macadam pavement, 2,860 feet in length.
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 Berlin. New Britain-Middletown road. Remainder of Route 72 open to trac.
 Colebrook. Repairs to bridge on Pinney street. Detour Is provided by way of Millbrook road.
 East Hartford. Section No. 1, con- tracts No. 1 and No. 3 of the Hart ford bypass.
 Milford orange. 14,ss0 feet of concrete pavement on Wilbur Gross Parkway.
 Wethersfield. 2-5 miles of grad ing and drainage on Section NO. 3, Contract No. of the Hartford bypass.
 Wethersfield and Hartford. 3 1-2 miles of grading and drainage and two box culverts on a section of the Hartford bypass. :, COnstruction-Traffic Maintained Route No. U. s. 1-
 Old Lyme. Bridge and approaches at Lieutenant river. Route No. 2-
 Bozafi. Yantic river bridge and approaches.
 Routes Nos. 2 and 15-
 East Hartford, Main street. Bridge on the Hartford bypass. Route No. U. S.. B.
 Berlin and Meriden. Wilbur Cross Parkway. 18,075 feet of concrete pavement.
 Berlin and Newington. 6 miles of rolled gravel surface on Ber- lin Turnpike.
 East Hartford. Main street and Ellington road. 1 1-2 miles of re- inforced concrete pavement.
 South Windsor and East Windsor 3-4 miles of reinforced concrete on the Hartford-S Spring field road. Route No. U S. 5A-
 Windsor. 3 1-2 miles of reinforced concrete pavement on Hartford Windsor road. Route No. U. S. G.
 East Hartford. About l mile of concrete pavement on Burnside avenue. Open to local traffic. Eastbound and westbound traffic detored to Holland Turnpike.
 Manchester Hockanum River bridge and approaches Temporary bridge provided. Route No. g.
 Beacon Falls and Naugatuck. 3 Ia miles Of reinforced concrete pave- nenD from Beacon Falls rortherly.
 Waterbury. Constructing scale pit about mile south of the city Of  Route No. D-
 0ranby. Bridge over north branch ,f salmon Brook and approaches on -dFanby road. Route No. I6-
 Stafford. Drainage system on ape DroxlmateIy i-2 mile Of route No. i6 at police barracks hill Route N0, @
 Enfield. CuIyeFt replacement on Somers road, Route No. 3e~~
 New Canaan. 1 "a miles of Fsln- lorced concrete pavement on South ayenife. Route Ne. 99--
 Franklin Lebanon Windhain. 1rade crossing elimination ~ Wfl- jams crossing. 3oule No. s.
 Orange. Bgldge and appFeaeilas ' Wilbur Gross Parkway cn usgbV |Henae, Grange an6 NFanl Haven. |0 0Aoa 1anG al reinforced concrete pVseB9 ~ RsiR m4sHHe