Hamden To Repave More Than 45 Roadways This Fall Season

HAMDEN, CT — The town of Hamden will repave all or part of more than 45 different roadways this fall season — the most streets ever repaired in one paving season, according to town officials.

Mayor Curt Balzano Leng and Public Works & Parks Director Craig Cesare recently announced that the Fall 2016 paving program is under way. The program will represent a total of approximately 8 miles of road paved or reconstructed in this phase, with approximately 16 total miles to be paved by the end of 2016.

Over the past five years, Hamden has paved approximately 65 miles of road.

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“I am extremely pleased with the efforts of the Hamden Public Works Department over the past 5 years, and especially throughout 2016,” Leng said in a press release. “Hamden has paved approximately 65 miles of roadway over the past 5 years - which equates to paving nearly 1/3rd of Hamden’s entire road system. By the conclusion of 2016 alone, we will have paved over 16 miles of roadways; which accounts for just under 10 percent of Hamden’s total street system.

“Investing in our town road paving infrastructure is important to neighborhood preservation and revitalization. Road paving, along with sidewalk replacement, increases the value of Hamden neighborhoods and properties – and will continue to be a main priority.”

Read more from the press release below:

Work on the fall 2016 paving list was completed in late September and was finalized in preparation for early October paving.

The paving list was determined by a variety of factors, including severity of road condition, proximity to community assets such as schools and parks, the last time the road was paved, traffic counts as well as continuation of multi-year paving projects.

In addition, the Town had the ability to review road conditions based on an independent, professional Road Pavement Evaluation, originally funded by the South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and recently updated this year by the town. This index rated every road in Hamden on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

The total capital investment in road paving during 2016 will total close to $5 million, which includes: milling, replacement of catch basins throughout town, installation of drainage systems, bituminous pavement and more.

Click here for the complete list of roads scheduled to be paved this fall season.

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