Road Restoration In Durham August 6

Press release from the Town of Durham:

August 10, 2021

(Route 17, Route 68, Maiden Lane, Maple Ave, and Talcott Lane)

Eversource is working with EPA and CTDEEP to perform the road repairs for both the gas line and water line projects. Laydon Industries, a contractor working for Eversource will be performing these road repairs of the Town Roads in Durham as well as Route 17 and Route 68. Route 17 in Middletown will also be milled and repaved up to the Talcott Ridge Drive.

Activity update, July 30, 2021:

• Milling and paving of Route 68 began Tuesday night, Aug 3, 2021 and is scheduled to be completed by August 13, 2021. Please note that for Route 68, milling will be performed at night and paving will occur during the day.
• Re-compaction and repaving of the water line trenches on Maple Ave south of Route 68 is scheduled to be completed the week of August 9th.
• Remaining work for which the schedule is not yet set includes: o Replacement of curbing along Route 17 and Route 68.
• Milling and paving the water line trench on Packinghouse Road.
• Painting new lines on Route 17 and Route 68.
• Raising the water line valve boxes and the Town catch basins on Maiden Lane, Maple Ave and Talcott Lane, which will be performed just before these roads receive the 2-inch pavement overlay.
• 2-inch pavement overlay for Maple Ave, Talcott Lane, and Maiden Lane.
• Driveway aprons and topsoil along the road edge, which will be added to match the new road height after paving is completed.
• Milling and Paving work on Route 17 is complete.
• Re-compaction and repaving of the water line trenches on Maiden Lane, Talcot Lane, and Maple Ave north of Route 68 is complete except for a short section of Maiden Lane at the Ball Brook Stream crossing.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the road work, please contact:

Eversource Gas – John Reed – 860-318-6869
Laydon Industries – Jeffrey Polley – 203-562-7283

If you would like more information regarding the water line project, please go to: www.epa.gov/superfund/durham

This press release was produced by the Town of Durham. The views expressed here are the author’s own.