CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: November 26, 2018

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062 FAX: (860) 594-3065 WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

UPDATE: New Location -- Walk Bridge Public Meeting Relocated to Welcome Center

      The Walk Bridge Program Public Meeting scheduled for November 28, 2018 is relocated to the Walk Bridge Welcome Center at 20 Marshall Street, South Norwalk, CT (the first floor of the Lock Building).

Walk Bridge Program Public Information Meeting

November 28, 2018

20 Marshall Street, South Norwalk, CT

Identical sessions at 4:00 PM and 6:30 PM

      Topics covered will include:

• What's included in the Walk Bridge Program
• Walk Bridge design considerations
• Environmental mitigations
• Program construction schedule and Walk Bridge staging

      If you are unable to attend this meeting, the presentation will be live-streamed and archived on the Walk Bridge Facebook page, www.facebook.com/walkbridgect.

      Parking is available at the Maritime Garage located on North Water Street.

About the Walk Bridge Program

      The Walk Bridge Program consists of several inter-related rail and infrastructure construction projects in Norwalk, CT. The centerpiece of the Program is the replacement of the 122-year-old Norwalk River Railroad (Walk) Bridge which accounts for approximately half of the Program’s budget.

      A 240’ vertical lift bridge has been chosen to replace the current four-track swing bridge. This option was chosen out of more than 70 alternatives considered, due to having the smallest environmental footprint, the shortest overall construction schedule, the shortest period of navigation and rail restrictions, and the lowest cost of all other movable alternatives.