Green-To-Highway Sidewalks Being Studied In Tolland

TOLLAND, CT — Municipal officials in Tolland are studying a plan to extend new sidewalks from the south end of the town green to the highway.

Town Manger Brian Foley included a segment on the Route 195 sidewalk and safety improvements program in his latest report to the Tolland Town Council.

Foley said the town has received a draft concept plan from Cardinal Engineering for continuous

sidewalks from the existing sidewalks on Route 195, south of the Town Green, to the Interstate-84
ramps.

Town staff members reviewed the plan with the Capital Region Council of Governments, as part of a future state Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program grant request, Foley said.

The local project and grants manager met with students from the University of
Connecticut who will be working on a design for the project as part of the UConn Design Project Program, Foley said. The program provides students an opportunity to design real-life projects as part of their learning experience. There is no cost to the town for participating in the program, Foley said.

The projects and grants manager will work with the students throughout the semester, Foley said. A final design with cost estimates is targeted for December, Foley said.