State Grants Take a TRIP To Eastern Connecticut For Pair Of Big Projects

HARTFORD, CT — Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that nearly $10 million in grants are being awarded to nine rural communities across Connecticut — and two in eastern Connecticut — as part of the Transportation Rural Improvement Program.

TRIP, is a state-funded program administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation designed to support the state’s rural communities, which are often ineligible for many federal transportation programs.

The area awards are:

• Chaplin – Lynch Road and Chewink Road Intersection Drainage and Surface Reclamation ($1,938,092). The project will provide full-depth reclamation and drainage improvements along the entire 1.4-mile length of Lynch Road, including the Chewink Road intersection, improving safety, resiliency, and long-term roadway performance for local and regional users.
• Scotland – Replacement of the bridge (CT DOT No. 123003) on Kemp Road over Kimball Pond Brook ($736,500). The project will replace the existing Kemp Road bridge over Kimball Pond Brook (Merrick Brook) with a precast concrete rigid frame and reconstruct approximately 0.20 miles of roadway.