CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456
FOR RELEASE: July 19, 2010
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Pavement Preservation (Crack Sealing) in Various Towns
 The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Office of Engineering is developing plans to perform crack sealing of the travel lanes on the following sections of roadway:

Andover
Route 6 – East from the Coventry Town Line (Log Mile 79.79) to 0.054 miles beyond Bunker Hill Road (Log Mile 83.024), approximately 3.234 miles
Avon 
Route 44 – East from Lawrence Avenue (Log mile 43.161) to the Farmington River Overpass (Log Mile 44.702), approximately 1.541 miles
Bloomfield
Route 189 – North from the Route 187 intersection (Log Mile 7.185) to the Simsbury Town Line (Log Mile 9.123), approximately 1.983 miles
Bolton
Routes 6 & 44 – East from the Manchester Town Line (Log Mile 75.55) to 0.213 miles beyond Williams Road (Log Mile 76.283), approximately 0.743 miles
Route 6 – East from the I-384 Overpass (Log Mile 77.259) to the Coventry Town Line (Log Mile 79.23), approximately 1.971 miles
Canton
Route 179 – North from the Route 565 intersection (Log Mile 2.46) to 0.147 miles before the Route 202 intersection (Log Mile 3.713), approximately 1.253 miles
East Granby
Route 187 –North from 0.085 miles before the Seymour Road intersection (Log Mile 10.455) to the Route 20 intersection (Log Mile 12.49), approximately 2.035 miles
Enfield
Route 190 – East from the Suffield Town Line (Log Mile 2.983) to 0.202 miles beyond the Palomba Drive/Middle Road intersection (Log Mile 4.682), approximately 1.699 miles
Farmington
Route 10 – North from the Plainville Town Line (Log Mile 31.19) to the Route 4 intersection (Log Mile 33.85), approximately 2.66 miles
Glastonbury
Route 17 – North from the Portland Town Line (Log Mile 30.581) to the Route 2 interchange (Log Mile 36.244), approximately 5.663 miles
Hebron
Route 85 – North from the Route 66 intersection (Log Mile 25.543) to the Route 44 intersection (Log Mile 30.239), approximately 4.696 miles
Manchester
Routes 6 & 44 – east from Vernon Street (Log Mile 74.178) to the Bolton Town Line (Log Mile 75.55), approximately 1.372 miles
Simsbury
Route 167 – North from the Routes 44 & 202 intersection (Log Mile 4.976) to the Route 309 intersection (Log Mile 9.715), approximately 4.739 miles
South Windsor
Route 194 – East from the Hillsdale Road intersection (Log Mile 2.544) to the Route 74 intersection (Log Mile 3.403), approximately 0.859 miles
Suffield
Route 159 – North from the Route 190 intersection (Log Mile 14.43) to the Massachusetts State Line (Log Mile 16.824), approximately 2.394 miles
Vernon
Route 30 – East from the Route 83 intersection (Log Mil 7.674) to the Route 533 intersection (Log Mile 9.464), approximately 1.790 miles

Please note that this project is dependent on contract prices at the time of bid opening.  As a result, there may not be sufficient funding to perform the pavement preservation at each location.   
At this time, it is not anticipated that a public informational meeting or a formal public hearing will be necessary due to the limited scope of work. The work is maintenance oriented, with a purpose of extending the service life of the roadway pavement.    
Construction is anticipated to start in the spring of 2011. Work on each section of roadway, as listed, is anticipated to last one to two weeks. This project will be undertaken with Federal “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” funds.
Anyone interested in receiving information on this project may do so by contacting Mr. Scott A. Hill, Manager of State Design, at (860) 594-3272, or by e-mail at Scott.Hill@ct.gov. Please make reference to “State ARRA Crack Sealing Project”.