Major Trail Project Topic Of Simsbury Forum

Town of Simsbury

SIMSBURY, CT — The town is planning a major enhancement to its passive recreation offerings, with an informational forum slated for next week on a new hiking trail project in Simsbury.

The Town of Simsbury is hosting a public information forum on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. regarding a new trail at Curtiss Park that will connect with a larger trail network.

It will take place at from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Tariffville Room of the Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St.

The town is looking to build a new multi-use trail to connect the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail (FCHT) to Curtiss Park.

The trail begins at the intersection of Tariffville Road (State Route 315) and Hopmeadow Street
(State route 10/202 and terminates at the existing driveway to Curtiss Park on Tariffville Road.

The new trail will be located on the north side of Tariffville Road.

Preliminary designs have been completed with the anticipation of construction starting in 2025.

This project is funded in part by a Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Trails Grant and a State of Connecticut Transportation Alternatives Grant
administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT).

Partial funding is also being provided from the Town of Simsbury.

The proposed multi-use trail is planned to be a 10-foot wide bituminous concrete paved path,
approximately 3,000 linear feet in length.

The trail will begin at the FCHT on Hopmeadow Street at the intersection of Tariffville Road.

The proposed trail will be located primarily within the Tariffville Road (State Route 315) right-of-way.

The trail is planned to terminate at the existing driveway to Curtiss Park on Tariffville Road and will terminate with a paver trail cul-de-sac, as well as a new crosswalk for a pedestrian connection to the soccer fields.

Based on a preliminary assessment, the total project costs will be approximately $1.98 million.

The DOT will provide $1.584 million of the construction costs with the Town of Simsbury
providing $396,000, as a 20 percent local match.

For more information or to provide input, contact the Simsbury Engineering Department at 860-658-3260.