Milling, Paving Scheduled To Take Place On East Avenue In Norwalk

From the Department of Public Works

UPDATE: City officials said the paving date for East Avenue (U.S. Route 1 to East Wall Street) has been moved forward to the night of Thursday, Sept. 6. Work should still take place between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m.

NORWALK, CT — City officials said milling in preparation for paving on East Avenue (US Route 1 to East Wall Street) is expected to begin Wednesday, Sept. 5. The work will involve the removal of the top layers of asphalt, creating a grooved surface.

According to a news release, work will take place sometime between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. If bad weather, equipment problems or scheduling cause construction to be postponed, work will likely commence the following day/night. If work does not start by the week mentioned, residents will be re-notified at a later date.

“No Parking” signs will be posted approximately a day or two in advance of construction. Any parked vehicles that interfere with construction will be towed at the owner’s expense.

During the milling, please drive slowly through the area, anticipate delays and plan your day so as not to landlock your vehicles. Access to and from your residence may be limited at various times of the day until approximately 7 a.m.

The milling may temporarily leave a drop of two inches or more in front of your driveway. If this is the case, the Contractor will place material in front to aid in access, however please still take care when pulling into and out of driveways.

Paving of the above street is expected to also take place on Friday, Sept. 7. Please keep cars off the street. If days go by without paving after the milling is complete, you will likely be re-notified when the paving is scheduled to be completed.

Should any damage to curbs or driveway aprons occur or if drainage problems evolve as a result of construction, please contact Customer Service at (203) 854-3200.

Since the city is requesting that the Contractor remedy such problems within two weeks of paving, the city is asking residents to address any concerns within one week after paving. If residents don’t notify the city of potential problems within that week, they may have to wait for the problems to be remedied at a later date.

Drivers are also asked to please drive slowly over the grooved asphalt surface and to please turn slowly on the
new paved surface as sharp turns will damage the newly paved road. Mechanical problems or weather may delay the start-up or completion of the road.

If your garbage day falls on the day paving is set to take place, it must be out by 7 a.m.

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