Public Information Meeting Regarding Intersection Improvements on Route 66 Route 196 and Old Marlbor

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: April 21, 2015

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062

FAX: (860) 594-3065

WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Public Information Meeting Regarding Intersection Improvements on Route 66, Route 196 and Old Marlborough Road in East Hampton

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that a public information meeting regarding intersection improvements on Route 66, Route 196 and Old Marlborough Road will held on Thursday April 30, 2015, at 7:00 pm., in the Community Room, at the East Hampton Library.

Officials associated with the construction project will present a short informational meeting on the anticipated staging of the construction work and construction schedule.

The project consists of the reconstruction of the roadway at the intersections of Route 66 and Route 196 and Route 66 and the western end of Old Marlborough Road. The work includes new drainage structures, elimination of the island at the intersection of Route 66 and 196, and new traffic signals. New sidewalks and driveway aprons will also be installed.

DOT Project No. 41-113 was awarded to Red Technologies, LLC, of Bloomfield, CT at a cost of $2,296, 165.10 on September 30, 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2015.