CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: March 27, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
   OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
   TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
   Fax: (860) 594-3066
   Web site:
www.ct.gov/dot

Town of Wilton
Public Information Meeting
Route 7 Construction Project
Thursday, April 3, 2008

Wilton, Connecticut The Connecticut Department of Transportation, in cooperation with the Town of Wilton, will be holding their third public information meeting on Thursday night, April 3, 2008 at 7:30PM in the cafeteria at the Cider Mill School, located at 240 School Road in Wilton.

Residents, commuters and other interested individuals are encouraged to attend for a general discussion about the construction project, progress to date and a timeline for road work and objectives in 2008.  

The overall project to widen Route 7 in Wilton will accommodate two travel lanes, both northbound and southbound, for a length of approximately three miles from Wolfpit Road to Olmstead Hill Road.  The project is scheduled for completion in April 2010.