DOT Proposes New Maintenance Repair Facility in Brookfield

BROOKFIELD, CT — The state Department of Transportation is developing plans for the construction of a new repair facility on the site of the existing repair facility on Federal Road in town.

In a release that references the current facility as "functionally obsolete," the DOT describes the project as a new building consisting of a 15,000 square-foot bay area and a 6,000 square-foot office area. The facility will include operational areas for vehicle repair, a materials storage stockroom, private office areas, and supporting office spaces.

Corresponding site improvements will include removal of a cold storage building, motor fuel island, and underground tanks, installation of motor fuel above ground storage tanks, motor fuel island, new pavement where necessary, site drainage system improvements, and connection to utilities.

The existing repair facility will be converted to cold storage.

The present schedule indicates that final design plans will be available in September 2019. The project will be state funded.