The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-23

Construction in force in the State of Connecticut announced by the Connecticut Highway Department May 2i, 194l for the week ending Mag 3l, l94l, together with surface and shoulder oiling. This report does not include the Wilbur Cross Park way, which Is being constructed on new location
 Closed For Construction,
 Detour Provided Old Route No. 32--
 Windham, Reinforced concrete box culvert at obwebetuck River. Route No. s.
 Wilton, Constructing Grade cross- Ing elimination and bridge over Norwalk river on the Ridgefeld road, near the Wilton Railroad sta- tion. Traffic must use south Y branch for Route 8. Road Is open to Railroad station only. Route No. U. s. 44- Winchester. Constructing miles ofg reinforced concrete pavement on the Winsted- Norfolk road. Detour Is provided for eastbound traffic vlH Routes i83 and le2. Best route Is posted for westbound traiflc. Route No. S0-
 saybrook. Two sections of bitu- minous macadam pavement = 2850 feet in length.
 Route No. l2l-
 Orange. Wilbur Cross Parkway. Reinforced concrete twin T-beam bridge on Grassy Hill road. Construction - Traffic
 Maintained Route No. U. s. 1-
 Old Lyme. 3-span deck girder bridge and approaches at Lieuten. ant river.
 Routes Nos. 9 and l5- East Hartford, Main street, Steel rigid frame bridge on the Hartford by-pasS. Route No. 4--
 Pennington, Ia mile of bitumin. ous macadam pavement on Union. ville road.
 Route No. U. s. B.
 Berlin and Meriden. Wilbur Cross Parkway 18,075 feet of concrete pavement.
 Berlin and Newington. s miles of rolled gravel surface on Berlin turnpike.
 East Hartford. Main street and Ellington road. l-2 miles of rein- forced concrete pavement. South- bound traffic detoured to old route U. s. 5.
 South Windsor and East Windsor 3-4 mile Of reinforced concrete pavement on the Hartford Spring field road. Temporary bridge pro- vides.
 Route No. II. s. 5A-
 Windsor, 3 l-2 miles of reinforced concrete pavement on Hartford Windsor road.
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 East Hartford, About l mile of re- inforced concrete pavement on Burnside avenue.
 Hampton. Drainage system on ap- proXinlately l-2 mile of Route U. s. 6 at Hampton Hill.
 Manchester. Hockanum River bridge and approaches. 3-span pile bent bridge with bituminous maca- dam approaches. Temporary bridge. Route No. g.
 Granby. 3-span rolled beam bridge over north branch of Salmon Brook and approaches on Tariffville Granby road.
 Route No. 12-
 Griswold and Lisbon. Repairs at Jewett City Bridge and viaduct. Route No. 15- .. =. -. <.
 Stafford. Drainage system on ap- proxlmately 1-2 mile of Route No, 15 at police barracks hill. Route No. 2O--
 Eenfield. Culvert Replacement on Somers road.
 Route No. 32-
 Franklin Lebanon Windham Grade Crossing elimination at Will Hams crossing.
 Route No 34-
 Orange. Derby avenue. Twin con- crete arch bridge at Wilbur Cross Parkway and approaches.
 Orange and West Haven. 2O,4O6 feet of reinforced concrete pave- ment on Derby avenue. Route No. U. s. A
 Eastfore and Pomfret. Approx imately 5 1-2 miles of bituminous macadam pavement on the Phoenix ville-Pomfret road. Slight delays , Traffic is urged to avoid this sec- tion, if possible. New Hartford. Constructing mile of reinforced concrete pavement through the village of New Hart ford.
 North Canaan. Eliminating rail- road undcrpass about 1 mile cast oi the Village of Canaan. A short sec. tion of one-way traffic Is necessary Route No. 53
 Wegkon. Cecrnetown road, Ram0v