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New Canaan approves replacement of deteriorated culvert on Lakeview Avenue
Summary
The Inland Wetlands Commission unanimously approved a permit for the town to replace a failing culvert on Lakeview Avenue with a larger structure and temporary bypass measures; the approval included a condition requiring as-built drawings after construction.
The New Canaan Inland Wetlands Commission on June 16 unanimously approved the town's application to remove and replace a failing culvert on Lakeview Avenue and to make associated roadway and drainage repairs.
The measure matters because the existing 6-by-5-foot culvert was rated in poor condition and the project is intended to improve hydraulic conveyance on the unnamed brook under Lakeview Avenue while limiting work in the channel.
Keegan Elder of WMC Consulting Engineers presented plans showing a proposed box-style culvert roughly 7 feet by 12 feet, installation of temporary cofferdams and a bypass…
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