Replacement of Old Greenwich Rail Bridges Set to Begin

Photo #1: the Sound Beach Avenue rail bridge; #2: the Tomac Avenue rail bridge. Credit: Barbara Heins.

Starting Monday, Greenwich residents — especially those who live in and travel in Old Greenwich, are going to need considerable more patience and time when driving in the hamlet on the eastern end of town.

Beginning May 4, work will begin on the $14.875 million project to replace the Metro-North Railroad bridges spanning both Sound Beach Avenue and Tomac Avenue — a project that will take three years to complete. Replacement of the two bridges — which has been on the drawing boards for several years — will involve lane closures and detours.

The project will include the complete replacement of both bridge superstructures, including abutment modifications, and expansion of the two existing commuter parking lots located at the Old Greenwich Railroad Station. Also included is construction of a retaining wall to facilitate the parking lot expansion, drainage systems upgrades, modifications and improvements to the commuter railroad station platforms and installation of new, improved access stairways.

The project, which is being paid for by the state, is being done Manafort Brothers Inc. of Plainville.

LANE CLOSURE INFORMATION:

• Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• Saturday and Sunday between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The contractor will be allowed to close and detour Sound Beach Avenue or Tomac Avenue during the overnight period from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. but never simultaneously, excluding the following state observed legal holidays days:

• New Year’s Day
• Good Friday, Easter
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
• Old Greenwich First Lighting Festival (1st Saturday in December)
• All Saturdays and Sundays in June & July

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