New Radio Towers To Be Built In Wallingford

WALLINGFORD, CT — Two new radio towers will soon be built as part of the town’s multi-million dollar upgrade to its two-way radio system, according to Wallingford Police Chief William Wright. The town has worked on the upgrade over the past 18 months and Wright said the “improvement will combine fire, police, board of education, and the administration of the public works and public utilities divisions onto one system for ease of interoperability and improved public safety response.”

“The project is essentially 50 percent complete and in the near future two replacement radio towers will be constructed as part of the system,” Wright said in a statement this week. “The foundations for the towers are complete. The tower at police headquarters will be replaced with a tower that is identical in height. The tower at the former Cook Hill Firehouse will be replaced with a tower that is taller than the one that is present there now. This increase in height is necessary for the components on the new tower to ‘see’ the components on several other tower locations.”

Because the new tower will be taller than what is there now, the town is hosting an open house at the former Cook Hill Firehouse, at 29 Hall Road, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, Jan. 19, according to Wright.

“Residents can come and learn more about the system and have the opportunity to ask questions about this public safety improvement,” Wright said.

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