Surveys

Manages, directs, and coordinates all State right of way boundary maps, Preparation and review of Departmental Property Acquisition and Release Maps, Geodetic Surveys/Connecticut Coordinate System, Photogrammetric Mapping, State Line Perambulation and the coordination of all Departmental and consultant survey activities.

 

Requests for additional information should be addressed to:

Christine E. Aubrey, P.L.S.
Transportation Principal Engineer
Phone: 860-594-2514 

CTDOT, Central Surveys
2800 Berlin Turnpike
P.O. BOX 317546
Newington, CT 06131-7546

 

 

About Us

Survey Operations is a section of the Department of Transportation’s Office of Construction. There are five locations throughout the state that surveyors work from and where survey information is available. They are Central Surveys in the Newington Headquarters Building, District 1 in Rocky Hill, District 2 in Norwich, District 3 in New Haven, and District 4 in Thomaston. Surveying is comprised of boundary, geodetic, location/photogrammetry, and construction disciplines and are staffed by a cadre of Licensed Land Surveyors.

Survey Operations provide support for construction and design projects as well as providing mapping and surveying services for the Division of Rights of Way, Office of Maintenance, and the Bureaus of Policy & Planning and Public Transportation. The Department’s Survey Offices also maintain Right of Way mapping for the State’s highway boundaries, geodetic control points, and state and town line data, along with ancient highway and turnpike records.

 

CENTRAL SURVEYS

Christine Aubrey, P.L.S.
Transportation Principal Engineer
Phone: (860) 594-2514
Fax: (860) 594-2678

David J. Fox, P.L.S.
Transportation Supervising Engineer
Phone: (860) 594-2518

Thomas J. Benoit, P.L.S.
Transportation Supervising Engineer
Phone: (860) 594-2519

 

 
Geodetic Surveys 
 
Scott Beck, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 594-2515

 

Location Surveys
Jennifer Johnson, L.S.I.T.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 594-2521

Boundary / Right
of Way Surveys
Kenneth Cooper, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 594-2527

Property Acquisition
Mapping
Scott Elsdon
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 594-2520

 

DISTRICT 1 SURVEYS

(Arthur) Falk von Plachecki, P.L.S.
Transportation Supervising Engineer
Phone: (860) 258-4576
Fax: (860) 258-4608

Location Surveys
Roberto Fasciani
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 258-4578

Boundary/Construction Surveys
Keith Coolbeth, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 258-4592

Field Operations
Michael Wazer
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 258-4579
  

 

DISTRICT 2 SURVEYS

Charles La Chance, P.L.S.
Transportation Principal Engineer
Phone: (860) 823-3110
Fax: (860) 823-3111

John J. McGuire III
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 823-3282

Ryan P. Doody, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (860) 823-3107

 

 

DISTRICT 3 SURVEYS

Michael Shevlin, P.L.S.
Transportation Supervising Engineer
Phone: (203) 389-3115
Fax: (203) 389-3169

Location Surveys
Jeffery Beckwith, L.S.I.T.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (203) 389-3109

 

Boundary Surveys
Jennifer Caro, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (203) 389-3112

 

Field Operations
Samuel Stietzel, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (203) 389-3104


DISTRICT 4 SURVEYS

Michael Zombar, P.L.S.
Transportation Supervising Engineer
Phone: (203) 591-3700
Fax: (203) 591-3730
 
Location Surveys
Robert M. Ceballos
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (203) 591-3716
 
Boundary Surveys
Donald Grafton, P.L.S.
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (203) 591-3703
 
Field Operations
Patrick Smedick
Transportation Engineer 3
Phone: (203) 591-3709


Useful Documents and Links

Survey ManualsOther Useful Documents and Links
ConnDOT Major Traffic Generator and District Permit Mapping (PDF 630KB)
District MapThe Connecticut Coordinate System (PDF 1.8MB)
Connecticut Association of Land SurveyorsDigital Mapping Symbols Specifications for Survey and Photogrammetry (PDF 4.3MB)
Federal Government Information Sources
Grid and Elevation Factors (PDF 777KB)
History of Milestone Markers (PDF 1.1MB)
Location Manual (PDF 3.3MB)
National Geodectic Survey (NGS)
Policies and Procedures for Property Maps (PDF 1.9MB)
Range Calibration Line Information
State Line Perambulation
Specifications for Aerial Photography and Photogrammetry (PDF 1.2MB)
Willimantic Railroad Right of Way Mapping - Section 1 (PDF 16.2 MB)
Specifications for Checking Photogrammetric Mapping (PDF 504KB)
Willimantic Railroad Right of Way Mapping - Section 2 (PDF 37.1 MB)
State Tables of Magnetic Declination (PDF 173KB)
Bing Maps for Aerial Photography

Google Earth for Aerial Photography TopoZone for Quadrangle Sheets