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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
| FOR RELEASE: June 6, 2014 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
Notice of Public Informational Meeting Concerning the Merritt Parkway Multi-use Trail Feasibility Study
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (Department) will conduct a public informational meeting concerning the Merritt Parkway Multi-Use Trail Feasibility Study on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut.
Subsequent meetings
are currently being arranged for other municipalities in the Merritt Parkway
corridor.
The study is
identified as State Project No. 173-410.
The study is considering
a trail that would span the entire 37.5 miles of the Merritt Parkway,
stretching from the New York State border in the Town of Greenwich to the
Sikorsky Bridge and Housatonic River in the Town of Stratford. The trail would primarily be located within
the undeveloped highway right-of-way, utilizing the wooded buffer that exists
between the
road-way and abutting properties.
The public
informational meeting is being held to afford a full opportunity for public
participation and to allow open discussion of any views and comments the
community may have concerning this feasibility study.
The meeting facility
is ADA accessible. Deaf and hearing
impaired persons wishing to attend this meeting and requiring an interpreter,
must make arrangements by contacting the Department’s Office of Communications
at (860) 594-3062 (voice only) at
least five working days prior to the meeting.
Language assistance is provided at no cost to the public, and efforts
will be made to respond to requests for assistance.
Department personnel
will be available during the meeting to discuss this study. More detailed information is available at the
Department’s Office of Engineering, 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington,
Connecticut, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., excluding holidays. Anyone wishing
to discuss the study may contact
Mr. Timothy M. Wilson at (860) 594-3189 or by e-mail at Timothy.Wilson@ct.gov.
More detailed information is available at www.ct.gov/DOT/MerrittTrailStudy.