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Torrington subcommittee asks engineering to add business-access signage to construction bid specs
Summary
City ordinance subcommittee discussed repeating problems businesses faced during summer road projects and directed engineering staff to include neutral “businesses open / access” signage requirements in future bid specifications; staff will draft a formal policy for committee review.
Torrington’s ordinance subcommittee discussed complaints from downtown merchants about access during summer construction and directed city engineering staff to include standardized signage requirements in future project bid specifications. The committee heard that the Midgen Avenue/Wolcott corner experienced multiple overlapping projects this summer — utility work, paving and local detours — which temporarily impaired customer access for some businesses.
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