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1. Notice of Scoping for the Greater Waterbury Bus Storage and Maintenance Facility Project
Municipality where proposed project might be located:Watertown, CT
Address of Possible Project Location: Route 262 (Frost Bridge Road) between Route 8 and the Naugatuck River
Project Description: The proposed Greater Waterbury Bus Storage and Maintenance project will consist of a new, approximately 276,000 SF building, plus associated sitework. The project will be located on a parcel of property of roughly 20 acres in the Town of Watertown, adjacent to Frost Bridge Road (SR 262) and the Naugatuck River. This will replace the current bus storage and maintenance facility, located in leased space in a former foundry in the Waterville area of Waterbury, CT. The purpose of the project is to provide a facility which will contain the support functions and services necessary for operation of a daily transit service, while meeting the current and future needs of the transit staff and travelling public. The layout and size of the existing facility is not adequate, and the condition of the building is poor. The new facility will accommodate the storage and maintenance of a mixed fleet of 98 vehicles, including 40' and 35' buses, plus smaller, 28' paratransit body-on-chassis (BOC) vehicles. The facility will be owned by the State of Connecticut and operated as part of the CTTransit statewide bus system. The new facility will provide interior parking for the entire fleet, a service lane with an automatic bus wash, indoor fueling, farebox retrieval, a vehicle maintenance area with lifts and component repair areas, an administrative office area, and employee welfare facilities for the drivers and maintainers.
Project Map: Click here to view a map of the project area.
Click here to view a site plan.
Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting. Such requests must be made by March 28, 2014.
A scoping meeting has not been requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, therefore a Public Scoping Meeting will not be held. However, a Public Information Meeting has been scheduled at the following location and time:
DATE: April 16, 2014
TIME: 7:00 pm
PLACE: Watertown High School Auditorium, 324 French Street, Watertown, CT
NOTES: An open forum for individual discussions with Department officials will begin at 6:30 pm followed by a formal presentation at 7:00 pm. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities. Deaf and hearing impaired persons wishing to attend this meeting and requiring an interpreter may make arrangements by contacting the Department's Office of Communication at 860-594-3062 (voice only) at least five days prior to the meeting. Language assistance is provided at no cost to the public.
Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: Friday April 25, 2014
Written comments should be sent to:
| Name: | Mr. Mark W. Alexander, Transportation Assistant Planning Director |
| Agency: | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Address: | 2800 Berlin Turnpike |
| Newington, CT 06131 | |
| Fax: | 860-594-3028 |
| E-Mail: | dot.environmentalplanning@ct.gov |
If you have questions about the public information meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
| Name: | Mr. John D. Hanifin, Project Manager |
| Agency: | Connecticut Department of Transportation |
| Address: | 2800 Berlin Turnpike |
| Newington, CT 06131 | |
| Phone: | 860-594-2899 |
| E-Mail: | John.Hanifin@ct.gov |
This project was previously reviewed under CEPA and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was issued in 1999. A hardopy of the FONSI can be viewed in person at the Connecticut Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Planning.