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Committee approves temporary easement for sidewalks at 26 Wall Street as part of East Wall Street project
Summary
Norwalk’s Economic & Community Development Committee voted unanimously to authorize a temporary construction easement with a private owner at 26 Wall Street to allow a single contractor to complete sidewalk work for the East Wall Street Landmark Square safety, accessibility and streetscape improvement project.
Norwalk’s Economic & Community Development Committee on April 3 unanimously authorized the mayor to sign a temporary construction easement and right-of-way agreement with Nia Leozah LLC to allow sidewalk construction at 26 Wall Street as part of the city’s East Wall Street Landmark Square safety, accessibility and streetscape project.
Council member Garrett Seed moved the motion; Garrett (TMP) presented the item to the committee and described the easement as necessary for contractor access to private property so the project can deliver a continuous, ADA-compliant sidewalk that ties to the new curb line. He said the property owner will reimburse the city for any new sidewalk placed on private property.
Garrett told the committee the easement purpose is to allow “all the work to be done by 1 contractor under 1 contract to ensure that we get the right final product at the end of the day,” and that the arrangement will allow consistent grading so commercial doorways and entrances are accessible. The presenter said the agreement will avoid multiple contractors working piecemeal and will reduce construction complications for the several storefronts at 26 Wall Street.
The committee approved the motion by voice; the committee counted the affirmative votes and recorded the outcome as unanimous. No roll-call of individual votes was read into the record at the time of the action.
Why this matters: The easement is designed to create a continuous, uniform sidewalk and curb transitions to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and business access along East Wall Street. The city said the easement will speed construction coordination and help deliver the expected design improvements.
Implementation: The contract will proceed to execution and the TMP department will coordinate scheduling and the property-owner reimbursement process once the mayor signs the agreement.
