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CTDOT presents Route 72 realignment through Brackett Park; alternative that preserves more parkland recommended
Summary
The Connecticut Department of Transportation presented a concept plan to realign Route 72 through Brackett Park and told the City Council the agency plans to advance the project to design with a recommendation that minimizes property takings and preserves parkland.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation presented a concept plan to realign Route 72 through Brackett Park and told the City Council the agency plans to advance the project to design with a recommendation that minimizes property takings and preserves parkland. "We're moving this forward" with the curved alignment, Andrew Correa, project manager in CTDOT's division of highway design, said.
Correa said the agency analyzed multiple alternatives and prefers what it calls alternative B, a curved approach that keeps a larger section of the park intact, avoids some right-of-way impacts to adjacent buildings and adds a modest…
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